Where does “báb” come from?

báb (Rohingya) comes from Sanskrit वप्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wapras — a scattered pile, mound.

báb (Rohingya): steam

Definitions

  1. steam

Ancestry of “báb”, step by step

báb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit वप्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवप्रa rampart, earthwork, mound, hillock, mud wall, earth or bank raised as a wall or buttress or as the foundation of a building
2Proto-Indo-Iranianwaprasa scattered pile, mound

via Sanskrit वाष्प

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवाष्पsteam, vapor; a tear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwápōs—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wapras →Every word from Sanskrit वप्र →