Where does “ба́ба” come from?

ба́ба (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic baba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ — old woman.

ба́ба (Ukrainian): grandmother, granny, old woman (in some cases maternal grandmother only)

Definitions

  1. grandmother, granny, old woman (in some cases maternal grandmother only)

Ancestry of “ба́ба”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbabaold woman; grandmother; midwife
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀbāˀold woman

Words derived from “ба́ба”

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