Where does “babieć” come from?

babieć (Polish) comes from Polish baba, from Old Polish baba, from Proto-Slavic baba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ — old woman.

babieć (Polish): to become womanly, to become effeminate

Definitions

  1. to become womanly, to become effeminate

Ancestry of “babieć”, step by step

babieć traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish baba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbabawoman; wife, girlfriend; a type of cake
2Old Polishbabagrandma
3Proto-Slavicbabaold woman; grandmother; midwife
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀbāˀold woman

via Polish babi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbabiwomen's, girl's, womanly
2Proto-Slavicbabьjь—

Words derived from “babieć”

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