Where does “قاصق بتی” come from?
قاصق بتی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بت, from Persian بت, from Middle Persian bwt', from Bactrian Βοδδο, from Sanskrit बुद्ध, from Proto-Indo-Aryan buddʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudᶻdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰtós — to be awake, be aware.
قاصق بتی (Ottoman Turkish): crab louse, any parasitic insect of the species Pthirus pubis that lives amongst the pubic hairs
Definitions
- crab louse, any parasitic insect of the species Pthirus pubis that lives amongst the pubic hairs
Ancestry of “قاصق بتی”, step by step
قاصق بتی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish بت
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بت | complexion |
| 2 | Persian | بت | duck; idol; Buddha |
| 3 | Middle Persian | bwt' | Buddha; idol |
| 4 | Bactrian | Βοδδο | Buddha |
| 5 | Sanskrit | बुद्ध | awake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | buddʰás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰudᶻdʰás | aware, awake |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰtós | aware |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |