Where does “наба̀сати” come from?

наба̀сати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Turkish başmak, from Ottoman Turkish باصمق, from Proto-Turkic bas- — to press.

наба̀сати (Serbo-Croatian): to come across find by accident

Definitions

  1. to come across find by accident

Ancestry of “наба̀сати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbaşmakshoe
2Ottoman Turkishباصمقto hit; appear
3Proto-Turkicbas-to press

Words derived from “наба̀сати”

Every word from Proto-Turkic bas- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باصمق →Every word from Turkish başmak →