Where does “baždariti” come from?
baždariti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian baždar, 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 — to divide, distribute, allot.
baždariti (Serbo-Croatian): to gauge
Definitions
- to gauge
Ancestry of “baždariti”, step by step
baždariti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian baždar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | baždar | measurer, surveyor; revenue/tax collector,... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | باجدار | — |
| 3 | Persian | باجدار | — |
| 4 | Persian | باژ | tribute, toll, duty, revenue, tax, impost; any... |
| 5 | Middle Persian | bʾc | hawk, falcon; tribute, tax |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎲𐎠𐎪𐎶 | tribute, toll |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | bāǰi- | tribute, tax |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰáǰati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂g-e-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂g- | to divide, distribute, allot |