Where does “babba” come from?

babba (Faroese) comes from Proto-Germanic bō-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- — to say.

babba (Faroese): dad, daddy; to kid

Definitions

  1. dad, daddy; to kid

Ancestry of “babba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbō-A stem meaning "father, brother, close male...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰā-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bō- →