Where does “bâlbâială” come from?

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

bâlbâială (Romanian): stammering, stuttering

Definitions

  1. stammering, stuttering

Ancestry of “bâlbâială”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbâlbâito stutter, stammer
2Latinbalbutirepresent active infinitive of balbūtiō
3Latinbalbusstammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →Every word from Latin balbus →Every word from Latin balbutire →
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