Where does “*basah” come from?

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

*basah (Proto-Malayic): wet of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid

Definitions

  1. wet of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid

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 *baseqEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian basəq