Where does “bábok” come from?

bábok (Hungarian) comes from Polish baba, from Old Polish baba, from Proto-Slavic baba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ — old woman.

bábok (Hungarian): nominative plural of báb

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of báb

Ancestry of “bábok”, step by step

bábok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish baba

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

via Hungarian báb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbábdummy; puppet; cocoon
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic baba →Every word from Old Polish baba →