Where does “bubino” come from?
bubino (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto bubo, from German Bube, from Middle High German buobe, from Old High German Buobo, from Proto-West Germanic *babō, from Proto-Germanic bō-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- — to say.
bubino (Esperanto): female urchin
Definitions
- female urchin
Ancestry of “bubino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | bubo | urchin, waif, kid (living on street), gamin |
| 2 | German | Bube | knave; jack; boy; lad; rogue; villain; naughty... |
| 3 | Middle High German | buobe | knave |
| 4 | Old High German | Buobo | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *babō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bō- | A stem meaning "father, brother, close male... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰā- | to say |