Where does “magbabasa” come from?
magbabasa (Cebuano) comes 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.
magbabasa (Cebuano): a reader; a person who reads a publication
Definitions
- a reader; a person who reads a publication
Ancestry of “magbabasa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Cebuano | basa | wet; To wet; to cover or impregnate with liquid;... |
| 2 | Malay | baca | to read |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वाचा | verbally; oath, holy word, word, sacred text;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वाच् | speech, voice, talk, language , sound; a word,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wā́kš | speech, voice; sound? |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |