Where does “بیلْچَه” come from?

بیلْچَه (Classical Persian) comes from Middle Persian byl, from Proto-Iranian bádHr̥, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰádʰHr̥, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.

Ancestry of “بیلْچَه”, step by step

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

Words derived from “بیلْچَه”

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