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Where does “haba” come from?

haba (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish faba, from Latin faba, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.

haba (Spanish): broad bean, horse bean; bean; ballot ball

Definitions

  1. broad bean, horse bean; bean; ballot ball

Ancestry of “haba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishfaba—
2Latinfababean; horse bean; a small object with the shape...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean

Words derived from “haba”

  • habichuela
  • habar
  • abas
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