Where does “Bab” come from?
Bab (English) comes from English babby, from English baby, from Middle English baby, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “Bab”, step by step
Bab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English babby
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | babby | Baby |
| 2 | English | baby | A very young human, particularly from birth to a... |
| 3 | Middle English | baby | A child or baby |
| 4 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 5 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Arabic بَاب
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | بَاب | gate; door |