Where does “*baba” come from?

*baba (Proto-Malayo-Chamic) comes from Austronesian *baba.

Ancestry of “*baba”, step by step

*baba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Austronesian *baba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Austronesian*baba

via Proto-Austronesian *baba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*babato carry a person pick-a-back

Words derived from “*baba

Every word from Austronesian *baba