Where does “aʼba” come from?

aʼba (Makasar) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahaq, from Proto-Austronesian baSaq, from Azerbaijani baş, from Proto-Turkic baĺč — head; beginning.

aʼba (Makasar): flood overflow of water

Definitions

  1. flood overflow of water

Ancestry of “aʼba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbahaqflood
2Proto-AustronesianbaSaqflood; to overflow
3Azerbaijanibaşhead; beginning; end, side
4Proto-Turkicbaĺčhead; beginning

Words derived from “aʼba”

Every word from Proto-Turkic baĺč →Every word from Azerbaijani baş →Every word from Proto-Austronesian baSaq →