Where does “سنجاقبكی” come from?
سنجاقبكی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بك, 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.
سنجاقبكی (Ottoman Turkish): An official of the Ottoman Empire who oversaw a sanjak
Definitions
- An official of the Ottoman Empire who oversaw a sanjak
Ancestry of “سنجاقبكی”, step by step
سنجاقبكی traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish بك
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بك | ruler; the ace in card- and boardgames |
| 2 | Old Turkic | 𐰋𐰏 | head of a clan, chief |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *bēg | lord |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | bagáh | god |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰagás | portion, part, share, allotment; fate, destiny;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰh₂g-ó-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂g- | to divide, distribute, allot |
via Ottoman Turkish ـی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ـی | 3rd-person possessive suffix |
| 2 | Persian | ـی | Forms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms... |
| 3 | Middle Persian | -yk' | — |
| 4 | Old Persian | -𐎡𐎣 | of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -kas | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |