Where does “babakocsi” come from?

babakocsi (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bába, from Proto-Slavic baba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ — old woman.

babakocsi (Hungarian): baby carriage, pram

Definitions

  1. baby carriage, pram

Ancestry of “babakocsi”, step by step

babakocsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian bába

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbábamidwife; old woman; witch
2Proto-Slavicbabaold woman; grandmother; midwife
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀbāˀold woman

via Hungarian kocsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankocsicart, carriage; auto, car, automobile
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic baba →Every word from Hungarian bába →