Where does “babu” come from?

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

babu (Indonesian): housemaid

Definitions

  1. housemaid

Ancestry of “babu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybabuhousemaid
2Javaneseꦧꦧꦸmother
3Kawibabu—
4Proto-Mon-Khmer(ʔ)boʔmother
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (ʔ)boʔ →Every word from Kawi babu →Every word from Javanese ꦧꦧꦸ →
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