Where does “basahan” come from?
basahan (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...
basahan (Tagalog): cleaning rag; waste piece of cloth used for cleaning, dusting, etc
Definitions
- cleaning rag; waste piece of cloth used for cleaning, dusting, etc
Ancestry of “basahan”, step by step
basahan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog basa
| 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... |
via Malay basahan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | basahan | something that is used while bathing |