Where does “babochłop” come from?

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

Ancestry of “babochłop”, step by step

babochłop 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 chłop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishchłoppeasant; farmer; guy, man
2Old Polishchłoppeasant
3Proto-Slavicxolpъbondman, serf, peasant
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic baba →Every word from Old Polish baba →