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Where does “aba” come from?

aba (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آبا, from Arabic آباء, from Arabic أَب — father.

aba (Turkish): elder sister; mother; felt

Definitions

  1. elder sister; mother; felt

Ancestry of “aba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآبا—
2Arabicآباءplural of أَب
3Arabicأَبfather

Words derived from “aba”

  • abada
  • abalar
  • abalı
  • abacılık
  • abacı
  • abagerie
  • abagiu
  • abager
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