Where does “prababica” come from?

prababica (Slovene) comes from Slovene babica, from Slovene bába, from Proto-Slavic baba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ — old woman.

prababica (Slovene): great-grandmother

Definitions

  1. great-grandmother

Ancestry of “prababica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenebabicamidwife; grandmother
2Slovenebábaold woman, hag
3Proto-Slavicbabaold woman; grandmother; midwife
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀbāˀold woman
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic baba →Every word from Slovene bába →