Where does “belook” come from?

belook (English) comes from Proto-Aslian *bəlooʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer bluuʔ — thigh.

belook (English): To look about or around; look over or across;...

Definitions

  1. To look about or around; look over or across;...

Ancestry of “belook”, step by step

belook traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Aslian *bəlooʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Aslian*bəlooʔ—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerbluuʔthigh

via Middle English beloken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbelokento belook
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer bluuʔ →Every word from Proto-Aslian *bəlooʔ →