Where does “bel” come from?

bel (Azerbaijani) comes 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 (Azerbaijani): back of the body

Definitions

  1. back of the body

Ancestry of “bel”, step by step

bel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian بیل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبیلshovel, spade; 12 hours
2Middle Persianbyl—
3Proto-IranianbádHr̥spade, shovel
4Proto-Indo-IranianbʰádʰHr̥—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰh₂-to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab

via Proto-Turkic bẹ̄l

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicbẹ̄lwaist
2Proto-Turkic*bẹ̄Denotes "to be" for first person singular when at the end of an object; am

Words derived from “bel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰádʰHr̥ →Every word from Proto-Iranian bádHr̥ →