Where does “Boboiești” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Boboiești”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianBaboiu
2Romanianbăboismall fresh water fish
3Romanianbabăold woman
4Old Church Slavonicбабаgrandmother; midwife; wet nurse
5Proto-Slavicbabaold woman; grandmother; midwife
6Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀbāˀold woman
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀEvery word from Proto-Slavic babaEvery word from Old Church Slavonic баба