Where does “mbele” come from?

mbele (Kongo) comes from English beedi, from Hindi बीड़ी, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀟𑀺𑀅, from Sanskrit वीटिका, from Sanskrit वीटा.

mbele (Kongo): knife

Definitions

  1. knife

Ancestry of “mbele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbeediA thin, often flavored, Indian cigarette made of...
2Hindiबीड़ीbeedi
3Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀻𑀟𑀺𑀅—
4Sanskritवीटिका—
5Sanskritवीटा—

Words derived from “mbele”

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