Where does “babizna” come from?

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

babizna (Polish): old age, frailness

Definitions

  1. old age, frailness

Ancestry of “babizna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishbabiznainheritance from a grandmother
2Old Polishbabagrandma
3Proto-Slavicbabaold woman; grandmother; midwife
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀbāˀold woman
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic baba →Every word from Old Polish baba →