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Where does “baboe” come from?

baboe (Dutch) comes from Javanese ꦧꦧꦸ, from Kawi babu, from Proto-Mon-Khmer (ʔ)boʔ — mother.

baboe (Dutch): a female babysitter, usually of Indonesian...

Definitions

  1. a female babysitter, usually of Indonesian...

Ancestry of “baboe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦧꦧꦸ—
2Kawibabu—
3Proto-Mon-Khmer(ʔ)boʔmother

Words derived from “baboe”

  • zeebaboe
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