Where does “بێڵ” come from?

بێڵ (Central Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian bádHr̥, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰádʰHr̥, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.

بێڵ (Central Kurdish): shovel, spade

Definitions

  1. shovel, spade

Ancestry of “بێڵ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianbádHr̥spade, shovel
2Proto-Indo-IranianbʰádʰHr̥—
3Proto-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 →