Where does “babah” come from?

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

Ancestry of “babah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabaq—
2Proto-Austronesianbabaq—

Words derived from “babah”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian babaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babaq →
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