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Where does “باز” come from?

باز (Arabic) comes from Middle Persian bʾc, from Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐎪𐎶, from Proto-Iranian bāǰi-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰáǰati, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂g-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

باز (Arabic): hawk; Alternative form of بَازٌ

Definitions

  1. hawk; Alternative form of بَازٌ

Ancestry of “باز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianbʾchawk, falcon; tribute, tax
2Old Persian𐎲𐎠𐎪𐎶tribute, toll
3Proto-Iranianbāǰi-tribute, tax
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰáǰati—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂g-e-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
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