Where does “баштиница” come from?
баштиница (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ба̏штина, from Serbo-Croatian bašta, from Hungarian bástya, from Middle High German bastie, from Old French bastie, from Old French bastir, from Vulgar Latin *bastīre, from Frankish bastijan — to sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...
баштиница (Serbo-Croatian): heiress
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Ancestry of “баштиница”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ба̏штина | heritage |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | bašta | garden; bastion |
| 3 | Hungarian | bástya | bastion, rampart; bulwark, stronghold; rook |
| 4 | Middle High German | bastie | — |
| 5 | Old French | bastie | — |
| 6 | Old French | bastir | to build; to construct |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | *bastīre | — |
| 8 | Frankish | bastijan | to sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,... |