Where does “bahaing kapatagan” come from?
bahaing kapatagan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog bahain, from Tagalog baha, from Spanish bajá, from Spanish bajar, from Spanish bajo, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis — to step.
bahaing kapatagan (Tagalog): floodplain
Definitions
- floodplain
Ancestry of “bahaing kapatagan”, step by step
bahaing kapatagan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog bahain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | bahain | flood-prone |
| 2 | Tagalog | baha | flood |
| 3 | Spanish | bajá | pasha |
| 4 | Spanish | bajar | to go down, come down; to get off, to get down,... |
| 5 | Spanish | bajo | short; low, ground; low, bottom, poor |
| 6 | Latin | Bassus | thick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |