Where does “àbàtà” come from?

àbàtà (Yoruba) comes from Irish bata-, from Ancient Greek βαθύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂dʰ- — to sink, submerge; to tread, wade.

àbàtà (Yoruba): marshy or swampy area; swamp

Definitions

  1. marshy or swampy area; swamp

Ancestry of “àbàtà”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbata-batho-; bathy-
2Ancient Greekβαθύςbeing a large vertical distance from: high, deep;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂dʰ-to sink, submerge; to tread, wade

Words derived from “àbàtà”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek βαθύς →Every word from Irish bata- →