Where does “baabuška” come from?
baabuška (Votic) comes from Russian ба́бушка, from Proto-Slavic babušьka — grandmother; old lady.
baabuška (Votic): grandmother
Ancestry of “baabuška”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ба́бушка | grandmother, granny |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | babušьka | grandmother; old lady |