Where does “бау” come from?

бау (Kazakh) comes from Persian باغ, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭠𐭢, from Old Persian *bāgah, from Proto-Iranian bāgáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂gós — Paleo-Balkan oak.

бау (Kazakh): rope, cord, string

Definitions

  1. rope, cord, string

Ancestry of “бау”, step by step

бау traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian باغ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianباغgarden, orchard, bagh
2Middle Persian𐭡𐭠𐭢garden, orchard
3Old Persian*bāgahgarden, orchard
4Proto-Iranianbāgáhgod
5Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰāgásdivision; allotment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂gósPaleo-Balkan oak

via Common Kypchak baw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Common Kypchakbaw—
2Common Turkic*bāg—
3Proto-Turkicb(i)ā-to bind, fasten

Words derived from “бау”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂gós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgás →Every word from Proto-Iranian bāgáh →
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