North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *babajV

Meaning: father, grandfather

Proto-Nakh: *babV (~-ā-)

Proto-Tsezian: *babVju

Proto-Lezghian: *babaj

Proto-West Caucasian: *baba (~p:)

Notes: A universal nursery word. However, the correspondences (both phonetic and semantic) are in order, thus reconstructable for the PNC level. Its reflexes are almost in complementary distribution with those of *babV 'mother' q.v., thus the two roots may ultimately be the same (cf. also *ʔŏbV̄(jV) 'father').

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *babV (~-ā-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: grandfather

Batsbi: babŏ

Comments: Attested only in Bacb., but having obvious parallels in other EC languages.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *babVju

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: father

Tsezi: babju

Comments: Isolated in Tsez., but with parallels in other EC languages.

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *babaj

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 father 2 grandfather

Lezghian: buba 1

Rutul: baba 2

Budukh: bǝbǝ 2

Udi: baba 1

Comment: See Лексика 1971, 132.

Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

Proto-West-Caucasian: *baba (~p:)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: grandfather

Abkhaz: bába

Comments: Isolated in Abkh., but having EC parallels.

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