Where does “batinati” come from?
batinati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bàtina, from Serbo-Croatian bȃt, from Ottoman Turkish باصدی, from Ottoman Turkish باصمق, from Proto-Turkic bas- — to press.
batinati (Serbo-Croatian): to bludgeon; to beat
Ancestry of “batinati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | bàtina | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | bȃt | tramp, clatter |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | باصدی | — |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | باصمق | to hit; appear |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | bas- | to press |
Words derived from “batinati”