Where does “Bačys” come from?

Bačys (Lithuanian) comes from Belarusian ба́ця, from Old East Slavic батѧ, from Proto-Slavic batę, from Proto-Slavic *batь — elder relative or respected acquaintance as a honorific.

Ancestry of “Bačys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianба́цяfather, dad
2Old East Slavicбатѧfather
3Proto-Slavicbatęolder brother; daddy
4Proto-Slavic*batьelder relative or respected acquaintance as a honorific

Words derived from “Bačys”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *batь →Every word from Proto-Slavic batę →Every word from Old East Slavic батѧ →