Where does “ibu” come from?

ibu (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese ibu, from Proto-Mon-Khmer (ʔ)boʔ — mother.

ibu (Javanese): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “ibu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javaneseibumother
2Proto-Mon-Khmer(ʔ)boʔmother
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (ʔ)boʔ →Every word from Old Javanese ibu →