Where does “behdaş” come from?
behdaş (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian بهداشت, from Persian به, from Persian گل, from French gaule, from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule, from Frankish Walhaland, from Frankish Walha — wet, damp.
behdaş (Azerbaijani): hygiene
Definitions
- hygiene
Ancestry of “behdaş”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | بهداشت | hygiene; health |
| 2 | Persian | به | API •; expresses the indirect object: to; for;... |
| 3 | Persian | گل | rose; flower; the core of a watermelon |
| 4 | French | gaule | pole; fishing pole; boner |
| 5 | Middle French | gaule | Gaul (former name of France) |
| 6 | Old French | gaule | — |
| 7 | Frankish | Walhaland | Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners |
| 8 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 10 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |