Where does “babo” come from?

babo (Indonesian) comes from Malay babu, from Javanese ꦧꦧꦸ, from Kawi babu, from Proto-Mon-Khmer (ʔ)boʔ — mother.

babo (Indonesian): to carry in the front

Definitions

  1. to carry in the front

Ancestry of “babo”, step by step

babo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay babu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybabuhousemaid
2Javaneseꦧꦧꦸmother
3Kawibabu—
4Proto-Mon-Khmer(ʔ)boʔmother

via Karo Batak Babo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Karo BatakBabo—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (ʔ)boʔ →Every word from Kawi babu →Every word from Javanese ꦧꦧꦸ →