Where does “babizna” come from?

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

babizna (Czech): crone ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman

Definitions

  1. crone ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman

Ancestry of “babizna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechbábaAn old woman, a crone
2Old Czech[[bába]], [[baba]]—
3Proto-Slavicbabaold woman; grandmother; midwife
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀbāˀold woman
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic baba →Every word from Old Czech [[bába]], [[baba]] →