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Where does “bab” come from?

bab (Rohingya) comes from Sanskrit वप्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wapras.

bab (Rohingya): steam

Definitions

  1. steam

Ancestry of “bab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवप्र—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianwapras—
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