Where does “tubig baha” come from?
tubig baha (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog baha, from Spanish bajá, from Spanish bajar, from Spanish bajo, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis — to step.
tubig baha (Tagalog): floodwater
Ancestry of “tubig baha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | baha | flood |
| 2 | Spanish | bajá | pasha |
| 3 | Spanish | bajar | to go down, come down; to get off, to get down,... |
| 4 | Spanish | bajo | short; low, ground; low, bottom, poor |
| 5 | Latin | Bassus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |