Where does “बल्लेबाज़” come from?
बल्लेबाज़ (Hindi) comes from Hindi बाज़, from Classical Persian باز, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭠𐭰.
बल्लेबाज़ (Hindi): batter
Ancestry of “बल्लेबाज़”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | बाज़ | falcon, hawk |
| 2 | Classical Persian | باز | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭠𐭰 | — |