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Where does “bajsa” come from?

bajsa (Swedish) comes from Swedish bajs, from English bicycle, from French bicycle, from French bi-, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Ancestry of “bajsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishbajsFeces, poop
2EnglishbicycleA vehicle that has two wheels, one behind the...
3Frenchbicyclebicycle
4Frenchbi-bi-
5Latinbistwice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways
6Latincolorcolour, shade; color; pigment; complexion
7Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
8Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
9Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
10Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
11Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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