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Where does “atabegate” come from?

atabegate (English) comes from English atabeg, from Ottoman Turkish آتابك, from Ottoman Turkish بك, from Old Turkic 𐰋𐰏, from Proto-Turkic *bēg, from Proto-Iranian bagáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰagás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-ó-s — to divide, distribute, allot.

atabegate (English): The realm administered by an atabeg; The office...

Definitions

  1. The realm administered by an atabeg; The office...

Ancestry of “atabegate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishatabegA high medieval Turkish feudal title, originally...
2Ottoman Turkishآتابك—
3Ottoman Turkishبكruler; the ace in card- and boardgames
4Old Turkic𐰋𐰏head of a clan, chief
5Proto-Turkic*bēg—
6Proto-Iranianbagáhgod
7Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰagásportion, part, share, allotment; fate, destiny;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-ó-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
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