Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/bagáh

This Proto-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰagás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-; see there for more. Cognate with Sanskrit भग (bhága).

Noun

*bagáh (/bagah/)

god

Descendants

Avestan: 𐬠𐬀𐬖𐬀‏‎ (baγa‏), 𐬠𐬀𐬔𐬀‏‎ (baga‏, “share, (favourable) lot”)
Sogdo-Bactrian:
- Bactrian: βαγο (bago /baγ/)
- Khwarezmian: اڤغیک‎ (ʾβγyk /*aβγīk/, “(lit) little idol, doll, puppet”)(> *bagakáh)
- Sogdian: (/βaγ/)
  Sogdian: [script needed] (βγ)
  Manichaean: 𐫂𐫄‎ (βɣ), 𐫁𐫄‎ (bɣ)
  Syriac: ܒܓ‎ (bg), ܒܮ‎ (bγ)
  - → Classical Persian: ڤغ‎ (vγ /βaγ/), فغ‎ (faγ)
Parthian: (/bag(early) ~ baγ (late)/)
- Inscriptional Parthian: 𐭀𐭋𐭇‎ (ALḤ)
Manichaean: 𐫁𐫃‎ (bg), 𐫁𐫄‎ (bɣ)
- → Old Armenian: բագ (bag, “god; portion”)
- → Classical Persian: بغ‎ (baγ, “idol; lord”)
Old Persian: 𐎲𐎥 (b-g /baga/, “god”)
- Middle Persian: (/bag (early) ~ bay (late)/, “lord, (earthly) god; divine”)
  Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ORHYA), [Book Pahlavi needed] (bk'), [Book Pahlavi needed] (bg)
  Manichaean: 𐫁𐫏‎ (by)
  Inscriptional Pahlavi: 𐭡𐭢𐭩‎ (bgy), 𐭥𐭥𐭧𐭩𐭠‎ (ORḤYA)
  - → Ancient Greek: Βέοι (Béoi)
→ Proto-Turkic: *beg (likely)
- → Proto-Slavic: *bãnъ (see there for further descendants)