I remember hearing something about that. Mother and father would be about the most basic words but the connection may be because they come from the first sounds a baby makes: mama, papa, dada. (or is that what you meant by "the base of basic", Milo?)
Come to think of it, does anyone know a language where the childish term for mother doesn't start with ma or mo(m)

Weren't the colors red, blue and green part of the list of very basic words? It was waaaay long time ago (from a High school French teacher who could be sidetracked into linguistics instead of the curriculum) Can anyone provide a link to more info?

PS Hi and welcome,languagelover