Etymology

babusya

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Today it means: A Ukrainian grandmother. Full definition →

Ukrainian бабу́ся (babúsja) ← Proto-Slavic *baba ← Proto-Balto-Slavic *bā́ˀbāˀ
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The story

  1. Proto-Balto-Slavic*bā́ˀbāˀ
  2. Proto-Slavic*baba
  3. Ukrainianба́ба (bába)
  4. Ukrainianбабу́ся (babúsja)
  5. English todaybabusya

Borrowed from Ukrainian бабу́ся (babúsja).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.