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Where does “mabaho” come from?

mabaho (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog baho, 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.

mabaho (Tagalog): foul; smelly; fetid; noisome

Definitions

  1. foul; smelly; fetid; noisome

Ancestry of “mabaho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbahothe quality of having a bad smell; bad personal...
2Spanishbajoshort; low, ground; low, bottom, poor
3LatinBassus—
4Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
5Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
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