Where does “*babah,*mabah” come from?
*babah,*mabah (Proto-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqbaq — mouth the opening of an animal through which food is ingested.
Ancestry of “*babah,*mabah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *baqbaq | mouth the opening of an animal through which food is ingested |