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