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
Ancestry of “bašta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | bástya | bastion, rampart; bulwark, stronghold; rook |
| 2 | Middle High German | bastie | — |
| 3 | Old French | bastie | — |
| 4 | Old French | bastir | to build; to construct |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *bastīre | — |
| 6 | Frankish | bastijan | to sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,... |