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)
- to go first, to be first, to start first
Descendants
- бастаан (bastaan, “at first”)