Where does “babica” come from?
babica (Slovene) comes from Slovene bába, from Proto-Slavic baba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ — old woman.
babica (Slovene): midwife; grandmother
Ancestry of “babica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Slovene | bába | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | baba | old woman; grandmother; midwife |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bā́ˀbāˀ | old woman |