Where does “bobo” come from?
bobo (Tagalog) comes from Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
bobo (Tagalog): fool; idiot; simpleton; stupid; idiotic
Definitions
- fool; idiot; simpleton; stupid; idiotic
Ancestry of “bobo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | bobo | stupid, silly, naive; A stupid or naive person; a... |
| 2 | Latin | balbus | stammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |