Where does “aba” come from?

aba (Proto-Malayo-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan aba, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi aba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian aba, from Proto-Austronesian aba — father.

aba (Proto-Malayo-Chamic): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “aba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanabafather
2Proto-Sunda-Sulawesiabafather
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianabafather
4Proto-Austronesianabafather

Words derived from “aba”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian aba →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian aba →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi aba →