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Where does “Bava Metzi'a” come from?

Bava Metzi'a (English) comes from Aramaic בבא מציעא, from Aramaic בָּבָא, from Yiddish באָבע — granny, grandmother.

Ancestry of “Bava Metzi'a”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicבבא מציעא—
2Aramaicבָּבָאgate
3Yiddishבאָבעgranny, grandmother
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