Where does “баба” come from?

баба (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic баба, from Proto-Slavic baba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ — old woman.

баба (Bulgarian): grandmother, grandma, granny, gran; old woman,...

Definitions

  1. grandmother, grandma, granny, gran; old woman,...

Ancestry of “баба”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicбабаgrandmother; midwife; wet nurse
2Proto-Slavicbabaold woman; grandmother; midwife
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀbāˀold woman

Words derived from “баба”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic baba →Every word from Old Church Slavonic баба →