Where does “bobo” come from?

bobo (Portuguese) comes from Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

bobo (Portuguese): silly, stupid; naive; jester

Definitions

  1. silly, stupid; naive; jester

Ancestry of “bobo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbobostupid, silly, naive; A stupid or naive person; a...
2Latinbalbusstammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—

Words derived from “bobo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →Every word from Latin balbus →Every word from Spanish bobo →