Where does “baha” come from?

baha (Waray-Waray) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahaq, from Proto-Austronesian baSaq, from Azerbaijani baş, from Proto-Turkic baĺč — head; beginning.

baha (Waray-Waray): flood

Definitions

  1. flood

Ancestry of “baha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbahaqflood
2Proto-AustronesianbaSaqflood; to overflow
3Azerbaijanibaşhead; beginning; end, side
4Proto-Turkicbaĺčhead; beginning
Every word from Proto-Turkic baĺč →Every word from Azerbaijani baş →Every word from Proto-Austronesian baSaq →