Where does “bȁsna” come from?

bȁsna (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic basnь, from Proto-Slavic bajati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

bȁsna (Serbo-Croatian): fable

Definitions

  1. fable

Ancestry of “bȁsna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbasnьtale
2Proto-Slavicbajatito tell
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀteito speak, tell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking

Words derived from “bȁsna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bajati →