Where does “baba” come from?

baba (Silesian) comes from Old Polish baba, from Proto-Slavic baba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ — old woman.

baba (Silesian): woman; old woman

Definitions

  1. woman; old woman

Ancestry of “baba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishbabagrandma
2Proto-Slavicbabaold woman; grandmother; midwife
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀbāˀold woman

Words derived from “baba”

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