Where does “нывбаба” come from?

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

нывбаба (Komi-Zyrian): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “нывбаба”, step by step

нывбаба traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Komi-Zyrian баба

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Komi-Zyrianбабаold woman
2Russianба́баold woman
3Proto-Slavicbabaold woman; grandmother; midwife
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀbāˀold woman

via Komi-Zyrian ныв

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Komi-Zyrianнывgirl, lass
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic baba →Every word from Russian ба́ба →