Where does “бек” come from?
бек (Russian) comes from English back, from French bac, from French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus, from Latin laurea, from Latin laurus, from English -aceous — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
бек (Russian): bey, beg, bek, master; Turkish or Persian...
Definitions
- bey, beg, bek, master; Turkish or Persian...
Ancestry of “бек”, step by step
бек traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English back
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | back | Near the rear; Not current; Far from the main... |
| 2 | French | bac | ferry; vat; high school exit exam in France; A... |
| 3 | French | baccalauréat | baccalaureat; bachelor's degree |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | baccalaureatus | bachelor's degree |
| 5 | Latin | baccalaureus | bachelor |
| 6 | Latin | laurea | laurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of... |
| 7 | Latin | laurus | laurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel |
| 8 | English | -aceous | Of, relating to, resembling or containing the... |
| 9 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 10 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 11 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 12 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
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 Proto-Turkic bek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | bek | firm, solid, stable |