Proto-Indo-European
*bʰā-
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *bʰā-.
6 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *bʰā-, most familiar first.
- baby ← babe ← *baba ← *babō ← *babô
- boy ← boy//boye ← *bōia ← *bōjō ← *bōjô
- boss ← baas ← baes ← *baso ← *baswō
- bull ← boul ← bouler ← bôlen ← *bō-
- babe ← *baba ← *babō ← *babô ← *bō-redup.
- bub ← *bō-
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰā-