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Where does “babbla” come from?

babbla (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic babalōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰa-bʰa-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- — to say.

babbla (Old Norse): to babble

Definitions

  1. to babble

Ancestry of “babbla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbabalōnąto chatter, babble
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰa-bʰa-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰā-to say

Words derived from “babbla”

  • babla
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