Where does “baha” come from?
baha (Tagalog) comes from Spanish bajá, from Spanish bajar, 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.
baha (Tagalog): flood
Ancestry of “baha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | bajá | pasha |
| 2 | Spanish | bajar | to go down, come down; to get off, to get down,... |
| 3 | Spanish | bajo | short; low, ground; low, bottom, poor |
| 4 | Latin | Bassus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
Words derived from “baha”