Where does “батька” come from?
батька (Russian) comes from Russian ба́тя, from Old East Slavic батѧ, from Proto-Slavic batę, from Proto-Slavic *batь.
батька (Russian): father, dad; "father", boss, master, lord,...
Definitions
- father, dad; "father", boss, master, lord,...
Ancestry of “батька”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | ба́тя | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | батѧ | father |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | batę | older brother; daddy |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *batь | — |