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, “dispenser, gracious lord, patron”).

Noun

*bagáh (/bagah/)

1. 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: [script needed] (βγ)

    Manichaean script: 𐫂𐫄 (βɣ), 𐫁𐫄 (bɣ)

    Syriac script: ܒܓ (bg), ܒܮ (bγ)

    • → Classical Persian: ڤغ (vγ /⁠βaγ⁠/), فغ (faγ)
• Parthian: (/⁠bag(early) ~ baγ (late)⁠/)

  • Inscriptional Parthian script: 𐭀𐭋𐭇 (ALḤ)

  Manichaean script: 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 script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (ORHYA), [Book Pahlavi needed] (bk'), [Book Pahlavi needed] (bg)

    Manichaean script: 𐫁𐫏 (by)

    Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭡𐭢𐭩 (bgy), 𐭥𐭥𐭧𐭩𐭠 (ORḤYA)

    • → Ancient Greek: Βέοι (Béoi)
• → Proto-Turkic: *beg (likely)
  • → Proto-Slavic: *bãnъ (see there for further descendants)