Where does “βᾰ́σῐς” come from?

βᾰ́σῐς (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

βᾰ́σῐς (Ancient Greek): foot; base, foundation

Definitions

  1. foot; base, foundation

Ancestry of “βᾰ́σῐς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “βᾰ́σῐς”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →