Where does “baska” come from?
baska (Old Norse) comes from Ottoman Turkish باشقه — other.
baska (Old Norse): to strike
Definitions
- to strike
Ancestry of “baska”, step by step
baska traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish باشقه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | باشقه | other |
via Proto-Samic *pāskë
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samic | *pāskë | — |
via Russian башка́
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | башка́ | pate, noggin, bonce (slang word for head, part of the body) |