Where does “bamba” come from?

bamba (Swedish) comes from Swedish barnbespisning, from Swedish barn, from Old Swedish barn, from Old Norse barn, from Proto-Germanic barną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

bamba (Swedish): school canteen

Definitions

  1. school canteen

Ancestry of “bamba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbarnbespisningfeeding of schoolchildren
2Swedishbarna child; child, offspring; a descendant
3Old Swedishbarnchild
4Old Norsebarnchild
5Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barną →Every word from Old Norse barn →