Where does “באַ-” come from?
באַ- (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שלאָגן, from Middle High German slahen, from Old High German slahan, from Proto-West Germanic slahan, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Ancestry of “באַ-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | שלאָגן | to knock, to strike, to hit, to beat |
| 2 | Middle High German | slahen | to strike |
| 3 | Old High German | slahan | to hit |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |