Where does “באָבקע” come from?

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

באָבקע (Yiddish): sheep or goat dropping a piece of excrement

Definitions

  1. sheep or goat dropping a piece of excrement

Ancestry of “באָבקע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבאָבbean
2Russianбобbean, broad bean; bobsled
3Proto-Slavicbobъbean, fava bean
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bobъ →Every word from Russian боб →