Where does “таз” come from?
таз (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic тазъ, from Persian تاس, from Persian طاس, from Arabic طاس, from Arabic طَسْت, from Middle Persian tšt', from Proto-Iranian taš-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tā́ćšti — to sire, beget.
таз (Russian): basin; pelvis; member of the Taz ethnicity
Definitions
- basin; pelvis; member of the Taz ethnicity
Ancestry of “таз”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | тазъ | — |
| 2 | Persian | تاس | Alternative form of طاس |
| 3 | Persian | طاس | cup; bowl; die, dice |
| 4 | Arabic | طاس | bowl, cup |
| 5 | Arabic | طَسْت | — |
| 6 | Middle Persian | tšt' | bowl |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | taš- | to make, construct; to cut |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *tā́ćšti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *tḗtḱ-ti ~ *tétḱ-n̥ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |