Where does “bil” come from?

bil (Khalaj) comes from Persian بیل, from Middle Persian byl, from Proto-Iranian bádHr̥, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰádʰHr̥, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.

bil (Khalaj): shovel

Definitions

  1. shovel

Ancestry of “bil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبیلshovel, spade; 12 hours
2Middle Persianbyl—
3Proto-IranianbádHr̥spade, shovel
4Proto-Indo-IranianbʰádʰHr̥—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰh₂-to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰádʰHr̥ →Every word from Proto-Iranian bádHr̥ →