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Bubbe etymology

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English word bubbe comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bā́ˀbāˀ (Old woman.)

Detailed word origin of bubbe

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*bā́ˀbāˀ Proto-Balto-Slavic (ine-bsl-pro) Old woman.
*baba Proto-Slavic (sla-pro) Grandmother. Midwife. Old woman. Sorceress, witch, hex.
באָבע Yiddish (yid) Granny, grandmother.
bubbe English (en) Any elderly woman.. Grandmother.