Where does “báseň” come from?

báseň (Czech) comes from Old Czech básn, from Proto-Slavic basnь, from Proto-Slavic bajati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

báseň (Czech): poem

Definitions

  1. poem

Ancestry of “báseň”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechbásn—
2Proto-Slavicbasnьtale
3Proto-Slavicbajatito tell
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀteito speak, tell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking

Words derived from “báseň”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bajati →