Where does “באַבקע” come from?

באַבקע (Yiddish) comes from Polish babka, from Old Polish babka, from Proto-Slavic babъka — grandmother; old lady.

באַבקע (Yiddish): babka cake

Definitions

  1. babka cake

Ancestry of “באַבקע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbabkababka; grandmother; woman
2Old Polishbabkaplantain; greater plantain
3Proto-Slavicbabъkagrandmother; old lady

Words derived from “באַבקע”

Every word from Proto-Slavic babъka →Every word from Old Polish babka →Every word from Polish babka →