Where does “basi” come from?
basi (Dongxiang) comes from Proto-Mongolic bars, from Proto-Turkic bars — leopard, large feline.
basi (Dongxiang): tiger
Ancestry of “basi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Mongolic | bars | — |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | bars | leopard, large feline |