Where does “ܒܓܐ” come from?
ܒܓܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Middle Persian bʾg, from Old Persian *bāgah, from Proto-Iranian bāgáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂gós.
ܒܓܐ (Classical Syriac): garden, bagh
Ancestry of “ܒܓܐ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Persian | bʾg | garden, orchard |
| 2 | Old Persian | *bāgah | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | bāgáh | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰāgás | division; allotment |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂gós | — |