Where does “baxu” come from?

baxu (Asturian) comes from Portuguese baixo, from Old Portuguese baixo, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

baxu (Asturian): short; low

Definitions

  1. short; low

Ancestry of “baxu”, step by step

baxu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese baixo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebaixolow; short; immoral and/or unfair
2Old Portuguesebaixolow; short
3LatinBassusthick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base
4Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
5Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Spanish bajo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbajoshort; low, ground; low, bottom, poor
2Late Latinbassuslow, short; low; short; thick, low

Words derived from “baxu”

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