Where does “basi” come from?

basi (Baba Malay) comes from Malay basi, from Tamil வாசி, from Sanskrit वच्, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

basi (Baba Malay): stale

Definitions

  1. stale

Ancestry of “basi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybasistale, rancid; banal; dated
2Tamilவாசிrate, discount; to smell
3Sanskritवच्to speak, utter, say
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Sanskrit वच् →Every word from Tamil வாசி →
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