Where does “пұт” come from?
пұт (Kazakh) comes from Russian пуд, from Proto-Slavic pǫdъ, from Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
пұт (Kazakh): idol
Definitions
- idol
Ancestry of “пұт”, step by step
пұт traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian пуд
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | пуд | pood; percent |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pǫdъ | under, below, beneath (stationary) |
| 3 | Old Norse | pund | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | pundą | pound |
| 5 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via Persian بت
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | بت | duck; idol; Buddha |
| 2 | Middle Persian | bwt' | Buddha; idol |
| 3 | Bactrian | Βοδδο | Buddha |
| 4 | Sanskrit | बुद्ध | awake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | buddʰás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰudᶻdʰás | aware, awake |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰtós | aware |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |