Where does “baban” come from?

baban (Middle English) comes from Old English baba, from Proto-Germanic babô, from Proto-Germanic bō-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- — to say.

Ancestry of “baban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbababoy, child
2Proto-Germanicbabô—
3Proto-Germanicbō-A stem meaning "father, brother, close male...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰā-to say

Words derived from “baban”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic babô →
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