Where does “mabata” come from?

mabata (Bikol Central) comes from Irish bata-, from Ancient Greek βαθύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂dʰ- — to sink, submerge; to tread, wade.

Ancestry of “mabata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbata-batho-; bathy-
2Ancient Greekβαθύςbeing a large vertical distance from: high, deep;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂dʰ-to sink, submerge; to tread, wade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek βαθύς →Every word from Irish bata- →
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