Where does “ubaba” come from?
ubaba (Swahili) comes from Swahili baba, from Arabic بابا, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
ubaba (Swahili): fatherhood, paternity
Definitions
- fatherhood, paternity
Ancestry of “ubaba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | baba | father |
| 2 | Arabic | بابا | papa, daddy, father; pope, patriarch; indefinite... |
| 3 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 5 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |