Where does “bába” come from?

bába (Czech) comes from Old Czech [[bába]], [[baba]], from Proto-Slavic baba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ — old woman.

bába (Czech): An old woman, a crone

Definitions

  1. An old woman, a crone

Ancestry of “bába”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czech[[bába]], [[baba]]—
2Proto-Slavicbabaold woman; grandmother; midwife
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀbāˀold woman

Words derived from “bába”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic baba →Every word from Old Czech [[bába]], [[baba]] →