Where does “બાગ” come from?
બાગ (Gujarati) comes from Classical Persian باغ, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭠𐭢, from Old Persian *bāgah, from Proto-Iranian bāgáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂gós.
બાગ (Gujarati): garden
Ancestry of “બાગ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | باغ | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭠𐭢 | garden, orchard |
| 3 | Old Persian | *bāgah | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | bāgáh | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰāgás | division; allotment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂gós | — |