Where does “băboi” come from?

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

băboi (Romanian): small fresh water fish

Definitions

  1. small fresh water fish

Ancestry of “băboi”, step by step

băboi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian babă

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

via Bulgarian бабои

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianбабои—

Words derived from “băboi”

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