Where does “بیگ” come from?

بیگ (Ushojo) comes from Urdu بیگ, from Classical Persian بیگ, 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.

بیگ (Ushojo): bag

Definitions

  1. bag

Ancestry of “بیگ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduبیگbey, beg
2Classical Persianبیگ—
3Proto-Turkic*bēglord
4Proto-Iranianbagáhgod
5Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰagásportion, part, share, allotment; fate, destiny;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-ó-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-ó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰagás →