Where does “巴依” come from?

巴依 (Chinese) comes from Uyghur باي, from Ottoman Turkish بای, from Proto-Turkic *bāy — rich.

巴依 (Chinese): bey

Definitions

  1. bey

Ancestry of “巴依”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurبايrich, wealthy
2Ottoman Turkishبایrich
3Proto-Turkic*bāyrich
Every word from Proto-Turkic *bāy →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بای →Every word from Uyghur باي →