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Where does “بو” come from?

بو (Persian) comes from Arabic أَبُو, from Arabic أَب — father.

بو (Persian): smell, scent; father, dad, daddy; grandfather

Definitions

  1. smell, scent; father, dad, daddy; grandfather

Ancestry of “بو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَبُوfather/possessor of; father; father of
2Arabicأَبfather

Words derived from “بو”

  • ख़ुशबू
  • बू
  • ख़ुशबूदार
  • बदबू
  • خوشبو
  • بوییدن
  • خوشبو
  • खुसबू
  • खुसबौ
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