Where does “abakahan” come from?

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

abakahan (Tagalog): abaca plantation

Definitions

  1. abaca plantation

Ancestry of “abakahan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogabakáManila hemp; abaca
2ArabicأَبَقMannila hemp; abaca
3Classical Syriacܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ—
4Classical Syriacܦܩܰܥto split, to reave, to crack
Every word from Classical Syriac ܦܩܰܥ →Every word from Classical Syriac ܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ →Every word from Arabic أَبَق →