Where does “bëj” come from?
bëj (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بك, from Old Turkic 𐰋𐰏, from Proto-Turkic *bēg, from Proto-Iranian bagáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰagás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.
bëj (Albanian): I do, make; I act as if; I create, form
Definitions
- I do, make; I act as if; I create, form
Ancestry of “bëj”, step by step
bëj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish بك
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بك | ruler; the ace in card- and boardgames |
| 2 | Old Turkic | 𐰋𐰏 | head of a clan, chief |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *bēg | lord |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | bagáh | god |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰagás | portion, part, share, allotment; fate, destiny;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰh₂g-ó-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂g- | to divide, distribute, allot |
via Albanian bënj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | bënj | to appear, make appear; to do, make |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | banja | I appear, I make appear; I do, make |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰh₂-n-yé-ti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |