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Word	Origins
babble	-noun Indian Hindi/Urdu *bol* (pronounced as *boal) ‘speak’ French babil* ‘babble’ English *babble*
babble	verb intransitive Indian Hindi/Urdu *bol* (pronounced as *boal) ‘speak’ French babiller* ‘babble’ English *babble*
babbling	-noun Indian Tamil *kalakkam ‘chatter’ (am is a suffix for nouns. The basic word is kalak) Indian Sanskrit kalakalah ‘chatter’ (ah is a suffix for nouns. The basic word is kalakal) euskara (Basque) kalak*ari ‘babbling’ --- Indian Hindi/Urdu *bol* (pronounced as *boal) ‘speak’ French babil* ‘babble’ English *babbling*
babe	-noun Spanish *bebe* Turkish *bebek French bebe* English *babe*
baboon	-noun euskara(Basque) *babuino* Spanish *babuino* English *baboon*
baby	-noun Spanish *bebe* Turkish *bebek English baby*
baby-sitter	-noun Spanish *bebe* ‘baby’ French garde *bebe* ‘baby-sitter’’
babyish	-adjective Spanish *infantil* English *infantile*
bachelor	-noun Indian Sanskrit *bramhachari* English *bachelor* (very much simplified version of Sanskrit word) --- Spanish *celibe* French *celibataire* English *celibate*
bacillus	-noun Russian *batsilla* euskara (Basque) *bazilo* English *bacillus*
back	Persian *posht* English *post*
backer (patron)	-noun Hebrew *patron* English *patron*
backing	-noun euskara(Basque) *sostengu English sustenance*
backpack	-noun euskara(Basque) *motxila* (pronounced as *mochila) Spanish mochila*
bacon	-noun Russian *bekon* French *bacon* English *bacon*
bacteria	-noun Georgian (Kartuli ena) *bakt’eria* Russian *bakteriya* ‘bacterium’ euskara(Basque) *bakteria* Spanish *bacteria* French *bacteries* plural English *bacteria*
bacterial	-adjective Georgian (Kartuli ena) *bakt’eria* ‘bacteria’ Russian *bakteriya* ‘bacterium’ euskara(Basque) *bakteriako* English *bacterial*
bacteriologist	-noun Georgian (Kartuli ena) *bakt’eria* ‘bacteria’ Russian *bakteriya* ‘bacterium’ euskara(Basque) *bakteria* ‘bacteria’ Spanish *bacterialogo* English *bacteriologist*
bacteriology	-noun Georgian (Kartuli ena) *bakt’eria* ‘bacteria’ Russian *bakteriya* ‘bacterium’ euskara(Basque) *bakteria* ‘bacteria’ euskara(Basque) *baktereologia* Spanish *bacteriologia* English *bacteriology*
bacterium	-noun Georgian (Kartuli ena) *bakt’eria* ‘bacteria’ Russian *bakteriya* English *bacterium*
bad	-adjective Indian Urdu *bad- ‘bad’ English bad* --- Indian Tamil *malam (am is a suffix for nouns. The basic word is mal) Spanish malo* Ladino *mal* Ladino is the language of Sephardic (wandering) Jews in Europe Sephardic (pronounced as *Sefar*dic) derives from Indian Hindi/Urdu *safari* ‘travel’
bad name	-noun Indian Urdu *bad- ‘bad’. Indian Sanskrit naaman ‘name’ (an is a suffix for nouns. The basic Word is naam) Indian Urdu badnaam* ‘bad name’ English *bad name*
bad tempered	-adjective Indian Tamil *sinam ‘extreme anger’ euskara(Basque) sumin*kor ‘bad tempered’ --- French *irritable* English *irritable*
badge	-noun Spanish *insignia* French *insigne* English *insignia*
badger	-verb transitive Indian Tamil *malam ‘bad’ (am is a suffix for nouns. The basic word is mal) Spanish molestar* English *molest*
badly	-adverb Indian Tamil *malam (am is a suffix for nouns. The basic word is mal) Spanish mal* French *mal*
badminton	-noun Russian *badminton* French badminton English *badminton*
badness	-noun Indian Tamil *malam (am is a suffix for nouns. The basic word is mal.) Spanish maldad*
bag	-noun euskara(Basque) *zaku* Spanish *saco* French sac Ladino *sako* Ladino is the language of Sephardic (wandering) Jews in Europe Sephardic (pronounced as *Sefar*dic) derives from Indian Hindi/Urdu *safari* ‘travel’ Hebrew *sakeet* singular *sakeeyot* plural --- Indian Tamil *pai* Gaelic *poca* --- euskara (Basque) *boltsa* ‘handbag’ Spanish *bolsa* “handbag’
bagatelle	-noun Spanish *bagatela* English *bagatelle*

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