Where does “babu” come from?

babu (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic papu, from Proto-Slavic bobъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.

babu (Veps): bean

Definitions

  1. bean

Ancestry of “babu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpapubean
2Proto-Slavicbobъbean, fava bean
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bobъ →Every word from Proto-Finnic papu →
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