Where does “бабник” come from?

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

бабник (Russian): lady's man, philanderer, womanizer

Definitions

  1. lady's man, philanderer, womanizer

Ancestry of “бабник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianба́баold woman
2Proto-Slavicbabaold woman; grandmother; midwife
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀbāˀold woman
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic baba →Every word from Russian ба́ба →