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Where does “bajar” come from?

bajar (Spanish) comes from Spanish bajo, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

bajar (Spanish): to go down, come down; to get off, to get down,...

Definitions

  1. to go down, come down; to get off, to get down,...

Ancestry of “bajar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbajoshort; low, ground; low, bottom, poor
2LatinBassus—
3Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
4Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “bajar”

  • bajamar
  • bajamiento
  • abajadero
  • abajar
  • baja
  • bahar
  • bahara
  • bahay
  • baas
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