Where does “بی بی” come from?

بی بی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian بی‌بی, from Arabic جَمَال — beauty.

Ancestry of “بی بی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبی‌بیmatron; grandma; old woman
2Arabicجَمَالbeauty

Words derived from “بی بی”

Every word from Arabic جَمَال →Every word from Persian بی‌بی →