Where does “rongybaba” come from?

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

rongybaba (Hungarian): rag doll

Definitions

  1. rag doll

Ancestry of “rongybaba”, step by step

rongybaba 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 rongy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianrongycloth; rag, shred, tatter; rag
2Proto-Finno-Ugricraćɜrag
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic baba →Every word from Hungarian bába →
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