Proto-Altaic: *pi̯ósò
Meaning: stairway, step (of stairs)
Russian meaning: лестница, ступенька
Comments: In PT *bos- would be expected; the root had changed to *bas- probably because of the folk-etymological resemblance to *bas- 'press'. Cf. *bi̯ási 'penthouse'. altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-jap,altet-reference,