Where does “Батьківна” come from?

Батьківна (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian батько, from Old East Slavic батѧ, from Proto-Slavic batę, from Proto-Slavic *batь — elder relative or respected acquaintance as a honorific.

Батьківна (Ukrainian): Used in place of an unknown female patronymic

Definitions

  1. Used in place of an unknown female patronymic

Ancestry of “Батьківна”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianбатькоfather; parents
2Old East Slavicбатѧfather
3Proto-Slavicbatęolder brother; daddy
4Proto-Slavic*batьelder relative or respected acquaintance as a honorific
Every word from Proto-Slavic *batь →Every word from Proto-Slavic batę →Every word from Old East Slavic батѧ →