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Where does “𐎲𐎠𐎪𐎶” come from?

𐎲𐎠𐎪𐎶 (Old Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian bāǰi-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰáǰati, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂g-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

𐎲𐎠𐎪𐎶 (Old Persian): tribute, toll

Definitions

  1. tribute, toll

Ancestry of “𐎲𐎠𐎪𐎶”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianbāǰi-tribute, tax
2Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰáǰati—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂g-e-ti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
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