Where does “beğ” come from?

beğ (Salar) comes from Proto-Turkic *bēg, from Proto-Iranian bagáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰagás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

beğ (Salar): prince, chieftain, commander

Definitions

  1. prince, chieftain, commander

Ancestry of “beğ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*bēglord
2Proto-Iranianbagáhgod
3Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰagásportion, part, share, allotment; fate, destiny;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-ó-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-ó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰagás →