Where does “та̄сс” come from?
та̄сс (Kildin Sami) comes from Russian таз, from Old East Slavic тазъ, from Persian تاس, from Persian طاس, from Arabic طاس, from Arabic طَسْت, from Middle Persian tšt', from Proto-Iranian taš- — to sire, beget.
та̄сс (Kildin Sami): basin
Definitions
- basin
Ancestry of “та̄сс”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | таз | basin; pelvis; member of the Taz ethnicity |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | тазъ | — |
| 3 | Persian | تاس | Alternative form of طاس |
| 4 | Persian | طاس | cup; bowl; die, dice |
| 5 | Arabic | طاس | bowl, cup |
| 6 | Arabic | طَسْت | — |
| 7 | Middle Persian | tšt' | bowl |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | taš- | to make, construct; to cut |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *tā́ćšti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *tḗtḱ-ti ~ *tétḱ-n̥ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |