Where does “blabla” come from?

blabla (French) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk blå, from Old Norse blár, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic biją, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

blabla (French): Alternative spelling of bla-bla

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of bla-bla

Ancestry of “blabla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskblåblue
2Old Norseblárblue, often denoting a dark colour, blue-black,...
3Old Norsebee
4Proto-Germanicbiją
5Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “blabla

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey-Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭEvery word from Proto-Germanic biją