Where does “bibi” come from?

bibi (English) comes from Hindi बीबी, from Urdu بی بی, from Persian بی‌بی, from Arabic جَمَال — beauty.

bibi (English): grandmother

Definitions

  1. grandmother

Ancestry of “bibi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबीबीwoman, lady; wife
2Urduبی بیhonorific lady
3Persianبی‌بیmatron; grandma; old woman
4Arabicجَمَالbeauty

Words derived from “bibi

Every word from Arabic جَمَالEvery word from Persian بی‌بیEvery word from Urdu بی بی