Where does “באָב” come from?

באָב (Yiddish) comes from Russian боб, from Proto-Slavic bobъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.

באָב (Yiddish): bean

Definitions

  1. bean

Ancestry of “באָב”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбобbean, broad bean; bobsled
2Proto-Slavicbobъbean, fava bean
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean

Words derived from “באָב”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bobъ →Every word from Russian боб →