Where does “baba” come from?

baba (Kavalan) comes from Proto-Austronesian *baba — to carry a person pick-a-back.

baba (Kavalan): to carry (a person) on the back

Definitions

  1. to carry (a person) on the back

Ancestry of “baba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*babato carry a person pick-a-back
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *baba
baba — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer