Where does “baba” come from?

baba (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic baba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ — old woman.

baba (Lower Sorbian): midwife; old woman; woman

Definitions

  1. midwife; old woman; woman

Ancestry of “baba”, step by step

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

Words derived from “baba”

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