Where does “baaba” come from?

baaba (Ingrian) comes from Russian ба́ба, from Proto-Slavic baba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ — old woman.

baaba (Ingrian): grandmother

Definitions

  1. grandmother

Ancestry of “baaba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianба́баold woman
2Proto-Slavicbabaold woman; grandmother; midwife
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀbāˀold woman
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic baba →Every word from Russian ба́ба →