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Where does “بِلْكا” come from?

بِلْكا (Karakhanid) comes from Proto-Turkic bilge, from Proto-Turkic bil-, from Ottoman Turkish بالـ, from Arabic ب, from Arabic طَابَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k', from Proto-Iranian tāpaka-, from Proto-Iranian tap- — to be warm, be hot.

بِلْكا (Karakhanid): wise, knowing, intelligent; a wise man

Definitions

  1. wise, knowing, intelligent; a wise man

Ancestry of “بِلْكا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicbilgewise
2Proto-Turkicbil-to know
3Ottoman Turkishبالـ—
4ArabicبAbbreviation of باب; with, by; with
5Arabicطَابَق—
6Middle Persiantʾp̄k'frying pan
7Proto-Iraniantāpaka-heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place...
8Proto-Iraniantap-to warm up, heat; flat
9Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot
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