Where does “ბაბა” come from?

ბაბა (Laz) comes from Ottoman Turkish بابا, from Old Anatolian Turkish بَبَا.

ბაბა (Laz): father; leg of a chair

Definitions

  1. father; leg of a chair

Ancestry of “ბაბა”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishباباpapa, daddy, father
2Old Anatolian Turkishبَبَا—
Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish بَبَا →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بابا →