Where does “cicibaba” come from?

cicibaba (Turkish) comes from Turkish baba, from Ottoman Turkish بابا, from Old Anatolian Turkish بَبَا.

cicibaba (Turkish): stepfather

Definitions

  1. stepfather

Ancestry of “cicibaba”, step by step

cicibaba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish baba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbabafather; Saint
2Ottoman Turkishباباpapa, daddy, father
3Old Anatolian Turkishبَبَا—

via Turkish cici

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishcicicute, loveable
Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish بَبَا →