Where does “bahura” come from?

bahura (Tagalog) comes from Spanish bajura, 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.

bahura (Tagalog): hump of earth or sand on a coastline where ships or boats may run aground on such as a shallow; reef; shoal; sandbar; sandbank

Definitions

  1. hump of earth or sand on a coastline where ships or boats may run aground on such as a shallow; reef; shoal; sandbar; sandbank

Ancestry of “bahura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbajuralowness
2Spanishbajoshort; low, ground; low, bottom, poor
3LatinBassusthick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base
4Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
5Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis →