Where does “babulya” come from?

babulya (English) comes from Russian бабуля, from Russian ба́ба, from Proto-Slavic baba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ — old woman.

babulya (English): An Eastern European (especially Russian) grandmother

Definitions

  1. An Eastern European (especially Russian) grandmother

Ancestry of “babulya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбабуляgranny
2Russianба́баold woman
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 Russian ба́ба →