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Where does “baba” come from?

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

baba (Czech): An old woman, a crone

Definitions

  1. An old woman, a crone

Ancestry of “baba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czech[[bába]], [[baba]]—
2Proto-Slavicbabaold woman; grandmother; midwife
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀbāˀold woman
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ →