Where does “بِت” come from?

بِت (Gawar-Bati) comes from Sanskrit भिद्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

بِت (Gawar-Bati): thin wooden strips, slats

Definitions

  1. thin wooden strips, slats

Ancestry of “بِت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभिद्to split, cleave, break, cut or rend asunder, pierce, destroy
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Sanskrit भिद् →