Where does “bacha” come from?

bacha (English) comes from Persian بچه, from Proto-Iranian wacáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian watsás, from Proto-Indo-European wots-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European wétos, from Proto-Indo-European wet- — year; year-old.

bacha (English): A dancing boy in parts of Central Asia

Definitions

  1. A dancing boy in parts of Central Asia

Ancestry of “bacha”, step by step

bacha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian بچه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبچهchild, kid; native to; boy, son
2Proto-Iranianwacáhyearling calf
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwatsásyearling calf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwots-ó-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwétosyear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwet-year; year-old

via Slovak bača

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SlovakbačaChief shepherd, assisted by a valach
2Romanianbacia shepherd that operates a hut for his flock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wet- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wétos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wots-ó-s →