Where does “baba” come from?

baba (Istriot) comes from Serbo-Croatian bȁba, from Proto-Slavic baba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ — old woman.

baba (Istriot): flask, large bottle

Definitions

  1. flask, large bottle

Ancestry of “baba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbȁbagrandmother
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 Serbo-Croatian bȁba →