Where does “babu” come from?

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

babu (Malay): housemaid

Definitions

  1. housemaid

Ancestry of “babu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “babu”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (ʔ)boʔ →Every word from Kawi babu →Every word from Javanese ꦧꦧꦸ →