Where does “ба́ба” come from?

ба́ба (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic baba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ — old woman.

ба́ба (Russian): old woman

Definitions

  1. old woman

Ancestry of “ба́ба”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbabaold woman; grandmother; midwife
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀbāˀold woman

Words derived from “ба́ба”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic baba →