Where does “بك” come from?

بك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Turkic 𐰋𐰏, from Proto-Turkic *bēg, from Proto-Iranian bagáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰagás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

بك (Ottoman Turkish): ruler; the ace in card- and boardgames

Definitions

  1. ruler; the ace in card- and boardgames

Ancestry of “بك”, step by step

بك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Turkic 𐰋𐰏

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Turkic𐰋𐰏head of a clan, chief
2Proto-Turkic*bēglord
3Proto-Iranianbagáhgod
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰagásportion, part, share, allotment; fate, destiny;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-ó-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

via Proto-Turkic beŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicbeŋmole on the face; birthmark; mole
2Proto-Turkic*bẹDenotes "to be" for first person singular when at the end of an object; am

Words derived from “بك”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-ó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰagás →