Where does “bah” come from?

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

Ancestry of “bah”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bah”

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