Where does “Babel” come from?

Babel (Indonesian) comes from Dutch Babel, from Middle Dutch babel, from Latin Babel, from Hebrew בבל, from Akkadian Bābilim — Babylon.

Babel (Indonesian): Babel

Definitions

  1. Babel

Ancestry of “Babel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchBabel
2Middle Dutchbabel
3LatinBabel
4HebrewבבלBabylon
5AkkadianBābilimBabylon
Every word from Akkadian Bābilim