Where does “Babitsch” come from?

Babitsch (German) comes from Polish Babicz, from Polish baba, from Old Polish baba, from Proto-Slavic baba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ — old woman.

Ancestry of “Babitsch”, step by step

Babitsch traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Babicz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishBabicz—
2Polishbabawoman; wife, girlfriend; a type of cake
3Old Polishbabagrandma
4Proto-Slavicbabaold woman; grandmother; midwife
5Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀbāˀold woman

via Slovene Babič

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SloveneBabič—

via Serbo-Croatian Babić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianBabić—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic baba →Every word from Old Polish baba →
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