Where does “баба” come from?

баба (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بابا, from Old Anatolian Turkish بَبَا.

баба (Macedonian): grandmother, grandma, granny, gran; old woman,...

Definitions

  1. grandmother, grandma, granny, gran; old woman,...

Ancestry of “баба”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishباباpapa, daddy, father
2Old Anatolian Turkishبَبَا—

Words derived from “баба”

Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish بَبَا →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بابا →