bāba

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "baba"

Latvian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *bā́ˀbāˀ.[1] Cognate with Proto-Slavic *ba̋ba (“old woman”) and Lithuanian bóba (“old woman”).

Noun

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bãba f

  1. (vulgar) woman

References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 32
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