Where does “बकरी” come from?
बकरी (Hindi) comes from English bakery, from English bake, from German backen, from Middle High German backen, from Old High German backan, from Middle High German bachen, from Old High German bahhan, from Proto-Germanic bakan — back.
बकरी (Hindi): nanny goat; goat; smartphone
Definitions
- nanny goat; goat; smartphone
Ancestry of “बकरी”, step by step
बकरी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bakery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bakery | A shop in which bread is baked and/or sold; The... |
| 2 | English | bake | To cook in an oven; To be cooked in an oven; To... |
| 3 | German | backen | to bake; to roast; to fry; to fire |
| 4 | Middle High German | backen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | backan | — |
| 6 | Middle High German | bachen | — |
| 7 | Old High German | bahhan | to bake |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bakan | back |
via Sanskrit बर्कर
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | बर्कर | kid, lamb |