Where does “батька” come from?

батька (Russian) comes from Russian ба́тя, from Old East Slavic батѧ, from Proto-Slavic batę, from Proto-Slavic *batь — elder relative or respected acquaintance as a honorific.

батька (Russian): father, dad; "father", boss, master, lord,...

Definitions

  1. father, dad; "father", boss, master, lord,...

Ancestry of “батька”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianба́тяdad
2Old East Slavicбатѧfather
3Proto-Slavicbatęolder brother; daddy
4Proto-Slavic*batьelder relative or respected acquaintance as a honorific
Every word from Proto-Slavic *batь →Every word from Proto-Slavic batę →Every word from Old East Slavic батѧ →