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Where does “bašta” come from?

bašta (Old Czech) comes from Italian bastia, from Italian bastire, from Vulgar Latin *bastīre, from Frankish bastijan — to sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...

Ancestry of “bašta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbastiabastion
2ItalianbastireTo build, construct
3Vulgar Latin*bastīre—
4Frankishbastijanto sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...
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