Where does “basaan” come from?
basaan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog basa, from Spanish basa, from Basque baso, from Spanish vaso, from Old Spanish vaso, from Latin vasum, from Latin vas, from Proto-Italic woss — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
basaan (Tagalog): act of wetting or throwing water at each other
Definitions
- act of wetting or throwing water at each other
Ancestry of “basaan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | basa | wet; to make wet; to read; to let someone read;... |
| 2 | Spanish | basa | base |
| 3 | Basque | baso | forest, woods, jungle; drinking glass; vessel |
| 4 | Spanish | vaso | drinking glass; glassful; vessel |
| 5 | Old Spanish | vaso | — |
| 6 | Latin | vasum | dish, vessel; vase; utensil |
| 7 | Latin | vas | vessel, container, dish; vase; utensil,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | woss | surety, bail |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |