Where does “ба́шня” come from?

ба́шня (Russian) comes from Italian bastia, from Italian bastire, from Vulgar Latin *bastīre, from Frankish bastijan — to sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...

ба́шня (Russian): tower

Definitions

  1. tower

Ancestry of “ба́шня”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbastiabastion
2ItalianbastireTo build, construct
3Vulgar Latin*bastīre—
4Frankishbastijanto sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...

Words derived from “ба́шня”

Every word from Frankish bastijan →Every word from Vulgar Latin *bastīre →Every word from Italian bastire →