Where does “баба” come from?

баба (Komi-Zyrian) comes from Russian ба́ба, from Proto-Slavic baba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ — old woman.

баба (Komi-Zyrian): old woman

Definitions

  1. old woman

Ancestry of “баба”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianба́баold woman
2Proto-Slavicbabaold woman; grandmother; midwife
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀbāˀold woman

Words derived from “баба”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic baba →Every word from Russian ба́ба →