Where does “ბაჯა” come from?
ბაჯა (Laz) comes from Ottoman Turkish باجه, from Persian باجه, from Persian باد, from Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
ბაჯა (Laz): chimney
Definitions
- chimney
Ancestry of “ბაჯა”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | باجه | chimney |
| 2 | Persian | باجه | a big opening, window |
| 3 | Persian | باد | wind; Third-person singular present subjunctive... |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *HwáHatah | wind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HwáHatas | wind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |