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

Definitions

  1. rather, but; moreover

Ancestry of “बल्कि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبلکهbut
2PersianکهAPI •; that; which
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷís →Every word from Persian که →
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