Where does “[[bába]], [[baba]]” come from?
[[bába]], [[baba]] (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic baba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ — old woman.
Ancestry of “[[bába]], [[baba]]”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | baba | old woman; grandmother; midwife |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bā́ˀbāˀ | old woman |