Where does “baba” come from?

baba (Finnish) comes from Polish baba, from Turkish baba, from Ottoman Turkish بابا, from Old Anatolian Turkish بَبَا.

baba (Finnish): baba, babka

Definitions

  1. baba, babka

Ancestry of “baba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbabawoman; wife, girlfriend; a type of cake
2Turkishbabafather; Saint
3Ottoman Turkishباباpapa, daddy, father
4Old Anatolian Turkishبَبَا—

Words derived from “baba”

Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish بَبَا →