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Where does “saba-” come from?

saba- (Proto-Turkic) comes from Chichewa ba, from Proto-Bantu -jíba — to steal.

saba- (Proto-Turkic): to beat, hit, fight

Definitions

  1. to beat, hit, fight

Ancestry of “saba-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewabasteal
2Proto-Bantu-jíbato steal

Words derived from “saba-”

  • savaş
  • savaşçı
  • savaş
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