Where does “babă” come from?
babă (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic баба, from Proto-Slavic baba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ — old woman.
babă (Romanian): old woman
Ancestry of “babă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | баба | grandmother; midwife; wet nurse |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | baba | old woman; grandmother; midwife |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bā́ˀbāˀ | old woman |