baja

casualty, loss; drop, fall, reduction; sick leave (absence for illness); withdrawal, retirement

“Tuvimos demasiadas bajas, por ese perdimos la guerra.” — We had too many casualties, that is why we lost the war.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis Ancient Greek βάσις (básis)bor.? Ancient Greek βαθύς (bathús)bor.? Oscanbor.? Celticbor.? Latin bassus Proto-Indo-European *-yetider. Latin -iāre Vulgar Latin *bassiāre Old Spanish baxar Spanish bajardeverb. Spanish baja Deverbal from bajar.