Where does “bələk” come from?

bələk (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani bələmək, from Hungarian bele-, from Proto-Turkic bẹ̄l, from Proto-Turkic *bẹ̄ — Denotes "to be" for first person singular when at the end of an object; am.

bələk (Azerbaijani): nappy/diaper, swaddling cloth

Definitions

  1. nappy/diaper, swaddling cloth

Ancestry of “bələk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanibələməkto swaddle
2Hungarianbele-into
3Proto-Turkicbẹ̄lwaist
4Proto-Turkic*bẹ̄Denotes "to be" for first person singular when at the end of an object; am
Every word from Proto-Turkic *bẹ̄ →Every word from Hungarian bele- →Every word from Proto-Turkic bẹ̄l →
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