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