Where does “babah” come from?

babah (Proto-Malayo-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan babah, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi babah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babaq, from Proto-Austronesian babaq.

Ancestry of “babah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanbabah—
2Proto-Sunda-Sulawesibabah—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabaq—
4Proto-Austronesianbabaq—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian babaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babaq →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi babah →