Where does “білім” come from?
білім (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh білу, 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.
білім (Kazakh): knowledge
Ancestry of “білім”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Kazakh | білу | to know |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | bil- | to know |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | بالـ | — |
| 4 | Arabic | ب | Abbreviation of باب; with, by; with |
| 5 | Arabic | طَابَق | — |
| 6 | Middle Persian | tʾp̄k' | frying pan |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | tāpaka- | heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place... |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | tap- | to warm up, heat; flat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |