Where does “байлык” come from?

байлык (Southern Altai) comes from Southern Altai бай, from Proto-Turkic *bāy — rich.

байлык (Southern Altai): wealth

Definitions

  1. wealth

Ancestry of “байлык”, step by step

байлык traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Southern Altai бай

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Southern Altaiбайrich
2Proto-Turkic*bāyrich

via Southern Altai лык

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Southern Altaiлык—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *bāy →Every word from Southern Altai бай →