Where does “basi” come from?

basi (Malay) comes from Tamil வாசி, from Sanskrit वच्, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

basi (Malay): stale, rancid; banal; dated

Definitions

  1. stale, rancid; banal; dated

Ancestry of “basi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவாசிrate, discount; to smell
2Sanskritवच्to speak, utter, say
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “basi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Sanskrit वच् →Every word from Tamil வாசி →