бастаа

Yakut

Etymology

бас (bas, “head”) + -лаа (-laa) (denominal verb suffix, harmonized as -таа). For a similar semantic development, compare English head (as in "head a line", "head a parade", etc.).

Verb

бастаа • (bastaa)

1. (intransitive) to go first, to be first, to start first

Descendants

• бастаан (bastaan, “at first”)