Where does “baba” come from?

baba (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baba, from Austronesian *baba.

baba (Tagalog): low; chin; to descend

Definitions

  1. low; chin; to descend

Ancestry of “baba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baba—
2Austronesian*baba—

Words derived from “baba”

Every word from Austronesian *baba →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baba →