Where does “arbei” come from?
arbei (Indonesian) comes from Dutch aardbei, from Dutch bei, from Turkish bey, from Ottoman Turkish بك, from Old Turkic 𐰋𐰏, from Proto-Turkic *bēg, from Proto-Iranian bagáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰagás — to divide, distribute, allot.
arbei (Indonesian): strawberry
Ancestry of “arbei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | aardbei | strawberry |
| 2 | Dutch | bei | berry; bey, beg |
| 3 | Turkish | bey | gentleman, mister; lord, master; husband |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | بك | ruler; the ace in card- and boardgames |
| 5 | Old Turkic | 𐰋𐰏 | head of a clan, chief |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | *bēg | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | bagáh | god |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰagás | portion, part, share, allotment; fate, destiny;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰh₂g-ó-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂g- | to divide, distribute, allot |