Where does “dədə-baba” come from?

dədə-baba (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani baba, from Old Anatolian Turkish بَبَا.

Ancestry of “dədə-baba”, step by step

dədə-baba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani baba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanibabagrandfather
2Old Anatolian Turkishبَبَا—

via Azerbaijani dədə

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanidədədad, father
Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish بَبَا →Every word from Azerbaijani baba →