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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

Words derived from “bāg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →