Where does “аба́ка” come from?

аба́ка (Russian) comes from Tagalog abaká, from Arabic أَبَق, from Classical Syriac ܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ, from Classical Syriac ܦܩܰܥ — to split, to reave, to crack.

аба́ка (Russian): abacus uppermost member of the capital of a column

Definitions

abacus uppermost member of the capital of a column

Ancestry of “аба́ка”, step by step

аба́ка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog abaká

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Tagalog	abaká	Manila hemp; abaca
2	Arabic	أَبَق	Mannila hemp; abaca
3	Classical Syriac	ܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ	—
4	Classical Syriac	ܦܩܰܥ	to split, to reave, to crack

via Ancient Greek ἄβαξ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	ἄβαξ	board, slab; reckoning board, abacus
2	Hebrew	אבק	dust; hint of; A hole in cloth for the insertion...

Words derived from “аба́ка”

абак

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