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

  1. imperfective form of nabàsati

Ancestry of “nabasavati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannabàsatito come across find by accident
2Turkishbaşmakshoe
3Ottoman Turkishباصمقto hit; appear
4Proto-Turkicbas-to press
Every word from Proto-Turkic bas- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باصمق →Every word from Turkish başmak →