The story
- Hebrew · derived fromבָּרוּךְ הַבָּא“welcome”
- French · borrowed frombrouhaha
- English todaybrouhaha
Borrowed from French brouhaha, though its earlier origin is disputed. Possibly from Hebrew בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא (barúkh habá, “welcome”, literally “blessed is he who comes”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.