Where does “bahşiş” come from?

bahşiş (Turkish) comes from Persian بخشیش, from Persian بخشیدن, from Middle Persian bhš-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

bahşiş (Turkish): tip (small amount of money left for a servant as a token of appreciation)

Definitions

  1. tip (small amount of money left for a servant as a token of appreciation)

Ancestry of “bahşiş”, step by step

bahşiş traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian بخشیش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبخشیشpresent; an honorary or pecuniary gratuity;...
2Persianبخشیدنto donate, give, grant; to forgive, pardon,...
3Middle Persianbhš-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

via Persian بخشش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبخششforgiveness
2Persianبَخْشِش—

Words derived from “bahşiş”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- →Every word from Middle Persian bhš- →Every word from Persian بخشیدن →