Where does “بِتوک” come from?

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

بِتوک (Gawar-Bati): a board for catching partridges

Definitions

  1. a board for catching partridges

Ancestry of “بِتوک”, 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