Where does “baba” come from?

baba (German) comes from Turkish baba, from Ottoman Turkish بابا, from Old Anatolian Turkish بَبَا.

baba (German): see you, so long

Definitions

  1. see you, so long

Ancestry of “baba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbabafather; Saint
2Ottoman Turkishباباpapa, daddy, father
3Old Anatolian Turkishبَبَا—
Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish بَبَا →
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