Where does “باب” come from?

باب (Persian) comes from English Bob, from Middle English bobben — to strike, to shake; to strike, beat, shake, jog.

باب (Persian): appropriate; door; gate

Definitions

  1. appropriate; door; gate

Ancestry of “باب”, step by step

باب traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Bob

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBobA generic male person
2Middle Englishbobbento strike, to shake; to strike, beat, shake, jog

via Arabic بَاب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَابgate; door

Words derived from “باب”

Every word from Middle English bobben →Every word from English Bob →