Where does “basi” come from?

basi (Brunei Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic bəsi — iron.

basi (Brunei Malay): iron element

Definitions

  1. iron element

Ancestry of “basi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicbəsi—
2Proto-Malayo-Chamicbəsiiron
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic bəsi →Every word from Proto-Malayic bəsi →