Where does “baskil” come from?
baskil (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...
baskil (Tagalog): having wet underarms
Definitions
- having wet underarms
Ancestry of “baskil”, step by step
baskil 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 Tagalog kilikili
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | kilikili | armpit |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | *kili-kili | — |