Where does “باھالىق” come from?
باھالىق (Uyghur) comes from Uyghur باھا, from Persian بها, from Pahlavi wahāg, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.
باھالىق (Uyghur): expensive, valuable
Definitions
- expensive, valuable
Ancestry of “باھالىق”, step by step
باھالىق traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Uyghur باھا
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uyghur | باھا | price, value |
| 2 | Persian | بها | price, value; goodness; beauty |
| 3 | Pahlavi | wahāg | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |
via Uyghur ـلىق
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uyghur | ـلىق | Derives adjectives from nouns; with, having, containing something |