Where does “набасавати” come from?

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

набасавати (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of наба̀сати

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of наба̀сати

Ancestry of “набасавати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianнаба̀сатиto come across find by accident
2Turkishbaşmakshoe
3Ottoman Turkishباصمقto hit; appear
4Proto-Turkicbas-to press
Every word from Proto-Turkic bas- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باصمق →Every word from Turkish başmak →