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

bajar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish bajo

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

via Old Spanish baxar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishbaxarto lower
2Vulgar Latinbassiarepresent active infinitive of *bassiō
3Late Latinbassuslow, short; low; short; thick, low

Words derived from “bajar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtisEvery word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis