Where does “бажшы” come from?

бажшы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh баж, from Persian باژ, from Middle Persian bʾc, from Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐎪𐎶, from Proto-Iranian bāǰi-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰáǰati, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂g-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

бажшы (Kazakh): customs officer

Definitions

  1. customs officer

Ancestry of “бажшы”, step by step

бажшы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh баж

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhбажduty, tax, tariff
2Persianباژtribute, toll, duty, revenue, tax, impost; any...
3Middle Persianbʾchawk, falcon; tribute, tax
4Old Persian𐎲𐎠𐎪𐎶tribute, toll
5Proto-Iranianbāǰi-tribute, tax
6Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰáǰati
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂g-e-ti
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

via Kazakh шы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhшы
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g-
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