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
Definitions
- floodwater
Ancestry of “tubig-baha”, step by step
tubig-baha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog baha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | thick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base |
| 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 |