Where does “babá” come from?

babá (Ladino) comes from Turkish baba, from Ottoman Turkish بابا, from Old Anatolian Turkish بَبَا.

babá (Ladino): papa

Definitions

  1. papa

Ancestry of “babá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbabafather; Saint
2Ottoman Turkishباباpapa, daddy, father
3Old Anatolian Turkishبَبَا—
Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish بَبَا →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بابا →Every word from Turkish baba →