Where does “ბაბა” come from?
ბაბა (Laz) comes from Ottoman Turkish بابا, from Old Anatolian Turkish بَبَا.
ბაბა (Laz): father; leg of a chair
Ancestry of “ბაბა”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بابا | papa, daddy, father |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | بَبَا | — |