Where does “Elçibəy” come from?

Elçibəy (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani bəy, 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.

Ancestry of “Elçibəy”, step by step

Elçibəy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani bəy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanibəygentleman, mister
2Proto-Turkic*bēglord
3Proto-Iranianbagáhgod
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰagásportion, part, share, allotment; fate, destiny;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-ó-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

via Turkish elçi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishelçiambassador; delegate; envoy
2Ottoman Turkishایلچیagent, proxy, one who acts in the place of another by that person's authority, someone entrusted to act on behalf of another
3Old Turkicایلچی—
4Proto-Turkic*ēlči—

Words derived from “Elçibəy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-ó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰagás →