Where does “abaká” come from?

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

abaká (Tagalog): Manila hemp; abaca

Definitions

  1. Manila hemp; abaca

Ancestry of “abaká”, step by step

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

Words derived from “abaká”

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