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
Ancestry of “babu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | papu | bean |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | bobъ | bean, fava bean |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰabʰ- | bean |