Where does “savaş” come from?

savaş (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish صاواش, from Proto-Turkic saba-, from Chichewa ba, from Proto-Bantu -jíba — to steal.

savaş (Turkish): war

Definitions

  1. war

Ancestry of “savaş”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصاواشeffort, endeavor, a determined or assiduous attempt towards a specific goal
2Proto-Turkicsaba-to beat, hit, fight
3Chichewabasteal
4Proto-Bantu-jíbato steal

Words derived from “savaş”

Every word from Proto-Bantu -jíba →Every word from Chichewa ba →Every word from Proto-Turkic saba- →