Where does “бастау” come from?

бастау (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh бас, from Russian бас, from German Baß, from Italian basso, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis — to step.

бастау (Kazakh): leading

Definitions

  1. leading

Ancestry of “бастау”, step by step

бастау traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh бас

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhбасhead; chief, leader; start, beginning
2Russianбасbass
3GermanBaß
4Italianbassolow; short; narrow, thin
5LatinBassusthick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base
6Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
7Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Kazakh ле

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhле

Words derived from “бастау

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-