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Where does “baždar” come from?

baždar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish باجدار, from Persian باجدار, from Persian باژ, from Middle Persian bʾc, from Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐎪𐎶, from Proto-Iranian bāǰi-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰáǰati, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂g-e-ti — to divide, distribute, allot.

baždar (Serbo-Croatian): measurer, surveyor; revenue/tax collector,...

Definitions

  1. measurer, surveyor; revenue/tax collector,...

Ancestry of “baždar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishباجدار—
2Persianباجدار—
3Persianباژtribute, toll, duty, revenue, tax, impost; any...
4Middle Persianbʾchawk, falcon; tribute, tax
5Old Persian𐎲𐎠𐎪𐎶tribute, toll
6Proto-Iranianbāǰi-tribute, tax
7Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰáǰati—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂g-e-ti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “baždar”

  • baždariti
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