Where does “bašta” come from?

bašta (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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,...

bašta (Serbo-Croatian): garden; bastion

Definitions

  1. garden; bastion

Ancestry of “bašta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbástyabastion, rampart; bulwark, stronghold; rook
2Middle High Germanbastie—
3Old Frenchbastie—
4Old Frenchbastirto build; to construct
5Vulgar Latin*bastīre—
6Frankishbastijanto sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...

Words derived from “bašta”

Every word from Frankish bastijan →Every word from Vulgar Latin *bastīre →Every word from Old French bastir →