ବସିବା

Odia

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéseti

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwásati

Sanskrit वस॑ति (vásati)

Prakrit 𑀯𑀲𑀇 (vasaï)

Sanskrit उप- (upa-)

Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-

Sanskrit विशति (viśati)

Sanskrit उप॑विशति (úpaviśati)

Prakrit 𑀉𑀯𑀯𑀺𑀲𑀇 (uvavisaï)influ.?

Odia ବସିବା (basibā)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀲𑀇 (vasaï, “to live”), with contamination from 𑀉𑀯𑀯𑀺𑀲𑀇 (uvavisaï, “to sit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔsiba/

Verb

ବସିବା (basibā)

1. to sit