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Where does “мәжүсилек” come from?

мәжүсилек (Bashkir) comes from Bashkir мәжүси, from Arabic مَجُوسِيّ, from Arabic مجوس, from Aramaic 𐡌𐡂𐡅𐡔, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁, from Proto-Iranian magúš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s — to be able.

мәжүсилек (Bashkir): paganism

Definitions

  1. paganism

Ancestry of “мәжүсилек”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bashkirмәжүсиpagan
2Arabicمَجُوسِيّ—
3ArabicمجوسMagians, Zoroastrians
4Aramaic𐡌𐡂𐡅𐡔—
5Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
6Proto-Iranianmagúš—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-ú-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- →