Where does “бабера” come from?

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

бабера (Ukrainian): (nasty old) grandmother

Definitions

  1. (nasty old) grandmother

Ancestry of “бабера”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianба́баgrandmother, granny, old woman (in some cases maternal grandmother only)
2Proto-Slavicbabaold woman; grandmother; midwife
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀbāˀold woman
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic baba →Every word from Ukrainian ба́ба →