Where does “באָבאָווער” come from?

באָבאָווער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish באָבאָוו, from Polish Bobowa, from Polish bób, from Proto-Slavic bobъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.

באָבאָווער (Yiddish): Bobowa

Definitions

  1. Bobowa

Ancestry of “באָבאָווער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבאָבאָווthe home of the Bobov Hasidic dynasty
2PolishBobowa—
3Polishbóbbroad bean, horse bean
4Proto-Slavicbobъbean, fava bean
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bobъ →Every word from Polish bób →