About "Bagatur" word, question.

BEK>BEG>BEGH> and finally BEY(landlord, lord, landowner, folk's owner, possessor) is a very old Turkish title . It is akin to Mongolian Baaigaan( Able and capable man, powerful male, Rich , Wealthy). It is too difficult that a word from Persian comes first into Turkish and than later from Turkish to Mongolian. If it was true, the mongolian loan word should have reflected the Turkish sound system BEG . But Mongolian word is Baaigaan. There is no direct contact so it is impossible. BAAIGAAN( some other versions  are Baagaan or baaiaan)or BEG is Altaic, most probably. May be Iranic Baga and  Altaic Beg or Baaigaan have diffrent roots but close meanings. Not possible?

Edited by Tangriberdi - 16-Jun-2006 at 15:58

The word came into Turkic from Iranian, it is related to Iranian bhaga, god. Cf. Baghdad, god-given in Iranian. The Turkic title beg has the same origin.