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Where does “bacșiș” come from?

bacșiș (Romanian) comes from Persian بخشش, from Persian بَخْشِش.

bacșiș (Romanian): tip, gratuity; baksheesh

Definitions

  1. tip, gratuity; baksheesh

Ancestry of “bacșiș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبخششforgiveness
2Persianبَخْشِش—
Every word from Persian بَخْشِش →