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Where does “basúna” come from?

basúna (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German basūne, from Old French boisine, from Latin būcina, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós — army.

Ancestry of “basúna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbasūne—
2Old Frenchboisine—
3Latinbūcina—
4Latinbōs—
5Ancient Greekβοῦςcow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι...
6LatincorvusA raven; a bird associated with prophecy and...
7Proto-Italickorwos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
11Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “basúna”

  • pasuuna
  • vetopasuuna
  • basunera
  • basun
  • trækbasun
  • basun
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