Where does “básník” come from?

básník (Czech) comes from Czech báseň, 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.

básník (Czech): poet

Definitions

  1. poet

Ancestry of “básník”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbáseňpoem
2Old Czechbásn—
3Proto-Slavicbasnьtale
4Proto-Slavicbajatito tell
5Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀteito speak, tell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking

Words derived from “básník”

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