Where does “babah” come from?

babah (Acehnese) comes from Proto-Chamic *babah,*mabah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqbaq — mouth the opening of an animal through which food is ingested.

babah (Acehnese): mouth

Definitions

  1. mouth

Ancestry of “babah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*babah,*mabah
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baqbaqmouth the opening of an animal through which food is ingested
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqbaqEvery word from Proto-Chamic *babah,*mabah