Where does “báṣik” come from?

báṣik (Kalasha) comes from Sanskrit वर्षति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwáršati, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers- — to rain.

báṣik (Kalasha): rain

Definitions

  1. rain

Ancestry of “báṣik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवर्षतिto rain, shower, pour; to bestow; overwhelm; to...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHwáršati—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wers-to rain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwáršati →Every word from Sanskrit वर्षति →