Where does “бәлки” come from?

бәлки (Bashkir) comes from Persian بلکه, from Persian که, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

бәлки (Bashkir): maybe, perhaps, possibly, probably

Definitions

  1. maybe, perhaps, possibly, probably

Ancestry of “бәлки”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبلکهbut
2PersianکهAPI •; that; which
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷís →Every word from Persian که →