Where does “бастаушы” come from?
бастаушы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh бастау, from Kazakh бас, from Russian бас, from German Baß, from Italian basso, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis — to step.
бастаушы (Kazakh): leader, initiator
Definitions
- leader, initiator
Ancestry of “бастаушы”, step by step
бастаушы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kazakh бастау
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | бастау | leading |
| 2 | Kazakh | бас | head; chief, leader; start, beginning |
| 3 | Russian | бас | bass |
| 4 | German | Baß | — |
| 5 | Italian | basso | low; short; narrow, thin |
| 6 | Latin | Bassus | thick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
via Kazakh шы
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | шы | — |