Where does “бау” come from?

бау (Bashkir) comes from Common Kypchak baw, from Common Turkic *bāg, from Proto-Turkic b(i)ā- — to bind, fasten.

бау (Bashkir): rope, cord, string; shoelace

Definitions

  1. rope, cord, string; shoelace

Ancestry of “бау”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Common Kypchakbaw—
2Common Turkic*bāg—
3Proto-Turkicb(i)ā-to bind, fasten
Every word from Proto-Turkic b(i)ā- →Every word from Common Turkic *bāg →Every word from Common Kypchak baw →