Where does “Baku” come from?

Baku (English) comes from Classical Persian بَاکُو.

Baku (English): A type of supernatural being said to devour nightmares

Definitions

  1. A type of supernatural being said to devour nightmares

Ancestry of “Baku”, step by step

Baku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian بَاکُو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبَاکُو—

via Japanese 獏

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese獏baku: a spirit that feeds on nightmares

Words derived from “Baku”

Every word from Classical Persian بَاکُو →