myEtymology.com: English etymology of buckshee

Etymology of the English word buckshee

the English word buckshee

derived from the English word baksheesh

derived from the Persian word bakhshish

derived from the Middle Persian word bakhshishn

derived from the Middle Persian word bakhshidan

using the Avestan prefix bakhsh-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhag-

The earliest known usage of buckshee in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English