Where does “Bakshi Ka Talab” come from?
Bakshi Ka Talab (English) comes from Hindi बक्शी का तालाब, from Hindi तालाब, from Persian تالاب, from Persian آب, from Arabic آب, from Classical Syriac ܐܒ, from Aramaic אב, from Akkadian Abum — father.
Ancestry of “Bakshi Ka Talab”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | बक्शी का तालाब | — |
| 2 | Hindi | तालाब | pond, small lake |
| 3 | Persian | تالاب | pond; lagoon |
| 4 | Persian | آب | water; liquid; juice |
| 5 | Arabic | آب | to return, to come back; to repent; to incur,... |
| 6 | Classical Syriac | ܐܒ | August |
| 7 | Aramaic | אב | absolute form of אַבָּא |
| 8 | Akkadian | Abum | Abu, the fifth month of the Babylonian calendar (approximately July-August) |
| 9 | Proto-Semitic | ʔabw- | father |
| 10 | Proto-Afroasiatic | ʔab- | father |