Where does “ბაემ” come from?
ბაემ (Laz) comes from Turkish bari, from Persian باری, from Persian بار, from French bar, from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri.
ბაემ (Laz): at least, may as well, might as well
Definitions
- at least, may as well, might as well
Ancestry of “ბაემ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | bari | at least |
| 2 | Persian | باری | anyhow; well, so |
| 3 | Persian | بار | present stem form of باریدن; burden, load,... |
| 4 | French | bar | A bar; A bass |
| 5 | English | Bar | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length |
| 6 | German | bär | — |
| 7 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 8 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |