Where does “bâlbâi” come from?

bâlbâi (Romanian) comes from Latin balbutire, from Latin balbus, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

bâlbâi (Romanian): to stutter, stammer

Definitions

  1. to stutter, stammer

Ancestry of “bâlbâi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbalbutirepresent active infinitive of balbūtiō
2Latinbalbusstammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—

Words derived from “bâlbâi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →Every word from Latin balbus →Every word from Latin balbutire →