Where does “basa” come from?

basa (Maranao) comes from Sanskrit भाषा, from Sanskrit भाष.

basa (Maranao): language

Definitions

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Ancestry of “basa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभाषाspeech, language; any Prakrit dialect or a...
2Sanskritभाष—
Every word from Sanskrit भाष →Every word from Sanskrit भाषा →