Where does “basahonan” come from?
basahonan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano basahon, from Cebuano basa, from Malay baca, from Sanskrit वाचा, from Sanskrit वाच्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wā́kš, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
basahonan (Cebuano): a building or room that houses collections of books, and other stored information
Definitions
- a building or room that houses collections of books, and other stored information
Ancestry of “basahonan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | basahon | a reading material |
| 2 | Cebuano | basa | wet; To wet; to cover or impregnate with liquid;... |
| 3 | Malay | baca | to read |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वाचा | verbally; oath, holy word, word, sacred text;... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वाच् | speech, voice, talk, language (also of animals), sound (also of inanimate objects as of the stones used for pressing, of a drum etc.) |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wā́kš | speech, voice; sound? |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |