Where does “bazen” come from?

bazen (Albanian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bazen, from French bassin, from Middle French bassin, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin baccinum, from Late Latin bacca — wine jug.

bazen (Albanian): swimming pool

Definitions

  1. swimming pool

Ancestry of “bazen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbazenbasin; swimming pool; pond
2Frenchbassinpond, ornamental lake, basin; bowl, bedpan; basin
3Middle Frenchbassinbasin
4Old Frenchbacinbasin
5Vulgar Latinbaccinumwide bowl
6Late Latinbaccawine jug
Every word from Late Latin bacca →Every word from Vulgar Latin baccinum →Every word from Old French bacin →