Etymology

babcia

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Today it means: A Polish grandmother. Full definition →

Polish babcia ← Old Polish baba ← Proto-Slavic *bàba
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The story

  1. Proto-Balto-Slavic*bā́ˀbāˀ
  2. Proto-Slavic*bàba
  3. Old Polishbaba
  4. Polishbaba
  5. Polishbabcia
  6. English todaybabcia

Borrowed from Polish babcia.

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