Where does “baš” come from?
baš (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian basso, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
baš (Serbo-Croatian): at all, truly, really, exactly; right, indeed,...
Definitions
- at all, truly, really, exactly; right, indeed,...
Ancestry of “baš”, step by step
baš traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian basso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | basso | low; short; narrow, thin |
| 2 | Latin | Bassus | thick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
via Ottoman Turkish باش
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | باش | head; chief, master, leader, head; prow, bow,... |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | بَاشْ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | baĺč | head; beginning |
via Proto-Slavic bъšь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | bъšь | — |