Where does “Babický” come from?
Babický (Czech) comes from Czech babice, from Czech bába, from Old Czech [[bába]], [[baba]], from Proto-Slavic baba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ — old woman.
Ancestry of “Babický”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | babice | old woman |
| 2 | Czech | bába | An old woman, a crone |
| 3 | Old Czech | [[bába]], [[baba]] | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | baba | old woman; grandmother; midwife |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bā́ˀbāˀ | old woman |