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

Definitions

  1. midwife; grandmother

Ancestry of “babica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenebábaold woman, hag
2Proto-Slavicbabaold woman; grandmother; midwife
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀbāˀold woman

Words derived from “babica”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic baba →Every word from Slovene bába →