Where does “хоҙай” come from?

хоҙай (Bashkir) comes from Persian خدا, from Classical Persian خدای, from Middle Persian hwtʾy, from Proto-Iranian *hwatā́wHā — lord, sovereign, king.

хоҙай (Bashkir): God, Allah

Definitions

  1. God, Allah

Ancestry of “хоҙай”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianخداGod, god; lord; patron
2Classical Persianخدای—
3Middle Persianhwtʾylord
4Proto-Iranian*hwatā́wHālord, sovereign, king
Every word from Proto-Iranian *hwatā́wHā →Every word from Middle Persian hwtʾy →Every word from Classical Persian خدای →