Where does “bȃt” come from?

bȃt (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish باصدی, from Ottoman Turkish باصمق, from Proto-Turkic bas- — to press.

bȃt (Serbo-Croatian): tramp, clatter

Definitions

  1. tramp, clatter

Ancestry of “bȃt”, step by step

bȃt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish باصدی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishباصدی—
2Ottoman Turkishباصمقto hit; appear
3Proto-Turkicbas-to press

via Proto-Slavic batъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbatъa tool used for hitting, striking (eg. whip, stick, mace, hammer)

Words derived from “bȃt”

Every word from Proto-Turkic bas- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باصمق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باصدی →