Where does “*basah” come from?

*basah (Proto-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian basəq, from Proto-Austronesian *baseq.

Ancestry of “*basah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbasəqwet of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid
2Proto-Austronesian*baseq—

Words derived from “*basah”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *baseq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian basəq →
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