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Where does “baketu” come from?

baketu (Basque) comes from Basque bake, from Latin pāx, from Proto-Italic pāks, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂ḱ-s, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

baketu (Basque): to reconcile; to calm down; to pacify

Definitions

  1. to reconcile; to calm down; to pacify

Ancestry of “baketu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquebakepeace; tranquillity, serenity
2Latinpāx—
3Proto-Italicpākspeace
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂ḱ-speace
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement
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