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
Ancestry of “aba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | aba | father |
| 2 | Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi | aba | father |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | aba | father |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | aba | father |