Where does “aba” come from?

aba (Xhosa) comes from Proto-Bantu -gàba — to divide, to distribute.

aba (Xhosa): to share; to distribute; these; class 2 proximal...

Definitions

  1. to share; to distribute; these; class 2 proximal...

Ancestry of “aba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-gàbato divide, to distribute
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