Where does “بابی” come from?

بابی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ـی, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

بابی (Ottoman Turkish): Bábí

Definitions

  1. Bábí

Ancestry of “بابی”, step by step

بابی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish ـی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishـی3rd-person possessive suffix
2PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
3Middle Persian-yk'
4Old Persian-𐎡𐎣of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to
5Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Ottoman Turkish باب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishباب
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Middle Persian -yk'Every word from Persian ـی