Where does “basah” come from?
basah (Indonesian) comes from Malay basah, from Proto-Malayic *basah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian basəq, from Proto-Austronesian *baseq.
basah (Indonesian): wet
Definitions
- wet
Ancestry of “basah”, step by step
basah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay basah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | basah | wet |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | *basah | wet of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | basəq | wet of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *baseq | — |
via Javanese ꦧꦱꦃ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦧꦱꦃ | — |