Where does “Băbana” come from?

Băbana (Romanian) comes from Romanian baban, from Romanian babă, from Old Church Slavonic баба, from Proto-Slavic baba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ — old woman.

Ancestry of “Băbana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbabanlarge, plump; barren
2Romanianbabăold woman
3Old Church Slavonicбабаgrandmother; midwife; wet nurse
4Proto-Slavicbabaold woman; grandmother; midwife
5Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀbāˀold woman

Words derived from “Băbana”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic baba →Every word from Old Church Slavonic баба →