Where does “bafu” come from?

bafu (Swahili) comes from English Bath, from Middle English baþ, from Old English bæþ, from Proto-West Germanic baþ, from Proto-Germanic baþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.

bafu (Swahili): bath, bathtub; bathroom

Definitions

  1. bath, bathtub; bathroom

Ancestry of “bafu”, step by step

bafu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Bath

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBathAn English marquisate
2Middle EnglishbaþAlternative form of bath
3Old Englishbæþbath; baptismal font
4Proto-West Germanicbaþbath
5Proto-Germanicbaþąbath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe

via Portuguese bafo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebafobad breath; breath
2Old Portuguesebafo—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baþ →