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Where does “beylik” come from?

beylik (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بكلك, from Ottoman Turkish بك, from Old Turkic 𐰋𐰏, 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.

beylik (Turkish): principality, duchy; Historical administrative...

Definitions

  1. principality, duchy; Historical administrative...

Ancestry of “beylik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبكلك—
2Ottoman Turkishبكruler; the ace in card- and boardgames
3Old Turkic𐰋𐰏head of a clan, chief
4Proto-Turkic*bēg—
5Proto-Iranianbagáhgod
6Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰagásportion, part, share, allotment; fate, destiny;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-ó-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “beylik”

  • beylic
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