Where does “باي” come from?

باي (Uyghur) comes from Ottoman Turkish بای, from Proto-Turkic *bāy — rich.

باي (Uyghur): rich, wealthy

Definitions

  1. rich, wealthy

Ancestry of “باي”, step by step

باي traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish بای

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبایrich
2Proto-Turkic*bāyrich

via Old Turkic بگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Turkicبگ—

Words derived from “باي”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *bāy →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بای →