Where does “básnit” come from?

básnit (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.

básnit (Czech): to wax lyrical, to rhapsodize

Definitions

  1. to wax lyrical, to rhapsodize

Ancestry of “básnit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbáseňpoem
2Old Czechbásn—
3Proto-Slavicbasnьtale
4Proto-Slavicbajatito tell
5Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀteito speak, tell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bajati →