Where does “Baas” come from?

Baas (Low German) comes from German bās, from Sanskrit द्वादश, from Sanskrit दश, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

Baas (Low German): boss

Definitions

  1. boss

Ancestry of “Baas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbās—
2Sanskritद्वादशtwelve
3Sanskritदशten
4Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
5Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
6Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás →