Where does “بوبین” come from?
بوبین (Ottoman Turkish) comes from French bobine, from Latin balbus, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
Ancestry of “بوبین”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | bobine | bobbin; reel, spool; drum |
| 2 | Latin | balbus | stammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |