Where does “bāba” come from?

bāba (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ — old woman.

bāba (Latvian): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “bāba”, step by step

bāba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀbāˀold woman

via Latvian Barbara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianBarbara—

Words derived from “bāba”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ →