Where does “باژدار” come from?
باژدار (Persian) comes from Persian ـدار, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹, from Proto-Iranian dāráyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰāráyati, from Proto-Indo-European dʰor-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
باژدار (Persian): a revenue collector
Definitions
- a revenue collector
Ancestry of “باژدار”, step by step
باژدار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian ـدار
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـدار | a suffix indicating ownership in compound words |
| 2 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹 | to hold, have |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | dāráyati | to bear, hold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰāráyati | to bear, hold |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰor-éye-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Persian باژ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | باژ | tribute, toll, duty, revenue, tax, impost; any... |
| 2 | Middle Persian | bʾc | hawk, falcon; tribute, tax |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎲𐎠𐎪𐎶 | tribute, toll |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | bāǰi- | tribute, tax |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰáǰati | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂g-e-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂g- | to divide, distribute, allot |