Where does “بابی” come from?

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

بابی (Persian): Bábí

Definitions

  1. Bábí

Ancestry of “بابی”, step by step

بابی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ـی

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

via Persian باب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبابappropriate; door; gate
2EnglishBobA generic male person
3Middle Englishbobbento strike, to shake; to strike, beat, shake, jog

Words derived from “بابی”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Middle Persian -yk' →Every word from Persian ـی →