Where does “basztka” come from?

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

Ancestry of “basztka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbasztatower
2Old Czechbaštabastion
3Italianbastiabastion
4ItalianbastireTo build, construct
5Vulgar Latin*bastīre
6Frankishbastijanto sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...
Every word from Frankish bastijanEvery word from Vulgar Latin *bastīreEvery word from Italian bastire
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