Where does “بیک” come from?

بیک (Khowar) comes from Sanskrit वयति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wáHyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáHyati, from Proto-Indo-European wéh₁y-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

بیک (Khowar): to be, become; to be able to

Definitions

  1. to be, become; to be able to

Ancestry of “بیک”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवयतिto spin, weave
2Proto-Indo-AryanwáHyati
3Proto-Indo-IranianwáHyatito weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéh₁y-e-ti
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéh₁y-e-tiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáHyati
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