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
- to be, become; to be able to
Ancestry of “بیک”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वयति | to spin, weave |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wáHyati | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wáHyati | to weave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wéh₁y-e-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |