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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

  1. at all, truly, really, exactly; right, indeed,...

Ancestry of “baš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbassolow; short; narrow, thin
2LatinBassus—
3Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
4Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “baš”

  • bash
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