Where does “bel” come from?

bel (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بل, from Persian بیل, from Middle Persian byl, from Proto-Iranian bádHr̥, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰádʰHr̥, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.

bel (Albanian): waist; spade

Definitions

  1. waist; spade

Ancestry of “bel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبلspade; waist; spade; waist, loins
2Persianبیلshovel, spade; 12 hours
3Middle Persianbyl—
4Proto-IranianbádHr̥spade, shovel
5Proto-Indo-IranianbʰádʰHr̥—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰh₂-to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰádʰHr̥ →Every word from Proto-Iranian bádHr̥ →