Where does “таз” come from?
таз (Bulgarian) comes from Russian таз, from Old East Slavic тазъ, from Persian تاس, from Persian طاس, from Arabic طاس, from Arabic طَسْت, from Middle Persian tšt', from Proto-Iranian taš- — to sire, beget.
таз (Bulgarian): (the); this, this one, that, that one, the one, she
Definitions
- (the); this, this one, that, that one, the one, she
Ancestry of “таз”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | таз | basin; pelvis; member of the Taz ethnicity |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | тазъ | — |
| 3 | Persian | تاس | Alternative form of طاس |
| 4 | Persian | طاس | cup; bowl; die, dice |
| 5 | Arabic | طاس | bowl, cup |
| 6 | Arabic | طَسْت | — |
| 7 | Middle Persian | tšt' | bowl |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | taš- | to make, construct; to cut |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *tā́ćšti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *tḗtḱ-ti ~ *tétḱ-n̥ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |