Where does “батѧ” come from?

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

батѧ (Old East Slavic): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “батѧ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbatęolder brother; daddy
2Proto-Slavic*batьelder relative or respected acquaintance as a honorific

Words derived from “батѧ”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *batь →Every word from Proto-Slavic batę →
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