Where does “nabasavati” come from?
nabasavati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian nabàsati, from Turkish başmak, from Ottoman Turkish باصمق, from Proto-Turkic bas- — to press.
nabasavati (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of nabàsati
Definitions
- imperfective form of nabàsati
Ancestry of “nabasavati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | nabàsati | — |
| 2 | Turkish | başmak | shoe |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | باصمق | to hit; appear |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | bas- | to press |