Where does “baho” come from?

baho (Aklanon) comes from Spanish bajo, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

baho (Aklanon): smell; odor; stench; stink

Definitions

  1. smell; odor; stench; stink

Ancestry of “baho”, step by step

baho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish bajo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbajoshort; low, ground; low, bottom, poor
2LatinBassusthick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base
3Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
4Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahuq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbahuqsmell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis →