Where does “בעבל” come from?

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

בעבל (Yiddish): small bean

Definitions

  1. small bean

Ancestry of “בעבל”, 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 →
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