Where does “bah” come from?

bah (Proto-Malayo-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan bah, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi bah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahaq, from Proto-Austronesian baSaq, from Azerbaijani baş, from Proto-Turkic baĺč — head; beginning.

bah (Proto-Malayo-Chamic): flood

Definitions

  1. flood

Ancestry of “bah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanbah—
2Proto-Sunda-Sulawesibah—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbahaqflood
4Proto-AustronesianbaSaqflood; to overflow
5Azerbaijanibaşhead; beginning; end, side
6Proto-Turkicbaĺčhead; beginning

Words derived from “bah”

Every word from Proto-Turkic baĺč →Every word from Azerbaijani baş →Every word from Proto-Austronesian baSaq →