Where does “kisbaba” come from?

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

kisbaba (Hungarian): infant, baby

Definitions

  1. infant, baby

Ancestry of “kisbaba”, step by step

kisbaba 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 kis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankissmall, little

Words derived from “kisbaba”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic baba →Every word from Hungarian bába →
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