Where does “abacá” come from?

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

abacá (Spanish): abaca; Manilla hemp

Definitions

  1. abaca; Manilla hemp

Ancestry of “abacá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogabakáManila hemp; abaca
2ArabicأَبَقMannila hemp; abaca
3Classical Syriacܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ—
4Classical Syriacܦܩܰܥto split, to reave, to crack

Words derived from “abacá”

Every word from Classical Syriac ܦܩܰܥ →Every word from Classical Syriac ܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ →Every word from Arabic أَبَق →