Where does “bāg” come from?
bāg (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.
Ancestry of “bāg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |