Where does “taxtabiti” come from?

taxtabiti (Azerbaijani) comes from Proto-Iranian taxta-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

taxtabiti (Azerbaijani): bedbug

Definitions

  1. bedbug

Ancestry of “taxtabiti”, step by step

taxtabiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Iranian taxta-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iraniantaxta-—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

via Azerbaijani bit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanibitlouse
2Proto-Turkicbïtlouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Iranian taxta- →