Where does “knyazlıq” come from?
knyazlıq (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani knyaz, from Russian кня́зь, from Old East Slavic кънѧзь, from Proto-Slavic kъnędzь, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos, from Proto-Indo-European dṓm — to build; to arrange, to put together.
knyazlıq (Azerbaijani): principality
Definitions
- principality
Ancestry of “knyazlıq”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | knyaz | duke, prince |
| 2 | Russian | кня́зь | prince; duke |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | кънѧзь | knez, prince |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kъnędzь | prince |
| 5 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 6 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |