Where does “basm” come from?

basm (Romanian) comes from Russian баснь, from Proto-Slavic basnь, from Proto-Slavic bajati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

basm (Romanian): fairytale, fiction, yarn

Definitions

  1. fairytale, fiction, yarn

Ancestry of “basm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianбасньAlternative form of ба́сня
2Proto-Slavicbasnьtale
3Proto-Slavicbajatito tell
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀteito speak, tell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking

Words derived from “basm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bajati →