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Where does “ба́бушка” come from?

ба́бушка (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic babušьka — grandmother; old lady.

ба́бушка (Russian): grandmother, granny

Definitions

  1. grandmother, granny

Ancestry of “ба́бушка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbabušьkagrandmother; old lady

Words derived from “ба́бушка”

  • babushka
  • бабушкин
  • baabuška
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