Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₂-neh₂. Cognates include Ancient Greek φημί ‎(phēmí, “speak”), φάτις ‎(phátis, “rumour, news, speech”), φάσις ‎(phásis, “speech, announcement”), φωνή ‎(phōnḗ, “voice”), Latin fārī ‎(“speak, talk; say”), fama ‎(“news; fame”), fabula ‎(“story, tale, fable”), Old Church Slavonic баяти ‎(bajati, “tell, narrate”) and баснь ‎(basnĭ, “fable”) (Russian баять ‎(bajatʹ) and басня ‎(basnja)) and Old English bannan (English ban)