Where does “baksheesh” come from?
baksheesh (English) comes from Turkish bahşiş, from Persian بخشیش, from Persian بخشیدن, from Middle Persian bhš-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.
baksheesh (English): in the Middle East, southwest Asia and Eastern...
Definitions
- in the Middle East, southwest Asia and Eastern...
Ancestry of “baksheesh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | bahşiş | tip (small amount of money left for a servant as a token of appreciation) |
| 2 | Persian | بخشیش | present; an honorary or pecuniary gratuity;... |
| 3 | Persian | بخشیدن | to donate, give, grant; to forgive, pardon,... |
| 4 | Middle Persian | bhš- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂g- | to divide, distribute, allot |