Where does “باجگاه” come from?
باجگاه (Persian) comes from Ottoman Turkish باج, from Persian باژ, from Middle Persian bʾc, from Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐎪𐎶, 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.
باجگاه (Persian): place for collecting tolls
Definitions
- place for collecting tolls
Ancestry of “باجگاه”, step by step
باجگاه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish باج
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | باج | tribute, tax, especially a transit duty, a toll |
| 2 | Persian | باژ | tribute, toll, duty, revenue, tax, impost; any... |
| 3 | Middle Persian | bʾc | hawk, falcon; tribute, tax |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎲𐎠𐎪𐎶 | tribute, toll |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | bāǰi- | tribute, tax |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰáǰati | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂g-e-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂g- | to divide, distribute, allot |