Where does “बल्कि” come from?
बल्कि (Hindi) comes from Persian بلکه, from Persian که, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.
बल्कि (Hindi): rather, but; moreover
Ancestry of “बल्कि”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | بلکه | but |
| 2 | Persian | که | API •; that; which |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |