Where does “basa” come from?
basa (Tagalog) comes from Spanish basa, from Basque baso, from Spanish vaso, from Old Spanish vaso, from Latin vasum, from Latin vas, from Proto-Italic woss, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
basa (Tagalog): wet; to make wet; to read; to let someone read;...
Definitions
- wet; to make wet; to read; to let someone read;...
Ancestry of “basa”, step by step
basa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish basa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | basa | base |
| 2 | Basque | baso | forest, woods, jungle; drinking glass; vessel |
| 3 | Spanish | vaso | drinking glass; glassful; vessel |
| 4 | Old Spanish | vaso | — |
| 5 | Latin | vasum | dish, vessel; vase; utensil |
| 6 | Latin | vas | vessel, container, dish; vase; utensil,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | woss | surety, bail |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |
via Malay baca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | baca | to read |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वाचा | verbally; oath, holy word, word, sacred text;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वाच् | speech, voice, talk, language (also of animals), sound (also of inanimate objects as of the stones used for pressing, of a drum etc.) |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wā́kš | speech, voice; sound? |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |