Where does “tas” come from?
tas (Azerbaijani) comes from Arabic طَاس, from Persian تست, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test, from English test, from Middle English teste, from Old French teste — to stand.
tas (Azerbaijani): a small tub or bason
Definitions
- a small tub or bason
Ancestry of “tas”, step by step
tas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic طَاس
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | طَاس | bowl, basin; bowl, cup |
| 2 | Persian | تست | test |
| 3 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 4 | German | testen | to test |
| 5 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 6 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 7 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 8 | Old French | teste | head |
| 9 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 10 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 11 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Persian طاس
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | طاس | cup; bowl; die, dice |
| 2 | Arabic | طاس | bowl, cup |
| 3 | Arabic | طَسْت | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | tšt' | bowl |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | taš- | to make, construct; to cut |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *tā́ćšti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *tḗtḱ-ti ~ *tétḱ-n̥ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |