Where does “*babalōn” come from?
*babalōn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic babalōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰa-bʰa-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- — to say.
Ancestry of “*babalōn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | babalōną | to chatter, babble |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰa-bʰa- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰā- | to say |