Where does “agobabë” come from?

agobabë (Albanian) comes from Albanian babë, from Ottoman Turkish بابا, from Old Anatolian Turkish بَبَا.

agobabë (Albanian): father-in-law

Definitions

  1. father-in-law

Ancestry of “agobabë”, step by step

agobabë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian babë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianbabëdad, daddy; grandpa; father
2Ottoman Turkishباباpapa, daddy, father
3Old Anatolian Turkishبَبَا—

via Albanian agë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianagë—
Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish بَبَا →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بابا →Every word from Albanian babë →