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Where does “bahar” come from?

bahar (Cebuano) comes from Spanish bajar, from Spanish bajo, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

bahar (Cebuano): To worsen or to have a diminishing effect on...

Definitions

  1. To worsen or to have a diminishing effect on...

Ancestry of “bahar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbajarto go down, come down; to get off, to get down,...
2Spanishbajoshort; low, ground; low, bottom, poor
3LatinBassus—
4Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
5Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “bahar”

  • bahara
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