Where does “buoba” come from?

buoba (Latgalian) comes from Proto-Slavic baba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ — old woman.

buoba (Latgalian): wife

Definitions

  1. wife

Ancestry of “buoba”, step by step

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

Words derived from “buoba”

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