Where does “basva” come from?

basva (Cornish) comes from Cornish bas, from Old French bas, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

basva (Cornish): shallow, shoal

Definitions

  1. shallow, shoal

Ancestry of “basva”, step by step

basva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish bas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishbasshallow
2Old Frenchbaslow
3LatinBassusthick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base
4Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
5Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Cornish va

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishvahe
2Cornishevhe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →