Where does “aʼbata” come from?

aʼbata (Makasar) comes from Irish bata-, from Ancient Greek βαθύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂dʰ- — to sink, submerge; to tread, wade.

aʼbata (Makasar): to make bricks

Definitions

  1. to make bricks

Ancestry of “aʼbata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbata-batho-; bathy-
2Ancient Greekβαθύςbeing a large vertical distance from: high, deep;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂dʰ-to sink, submerge; to tread, wade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek βαθύς →Every word from Irish bata- →