Where does “байке” come from?

байке (Kyrgyz) comes from Kyrgyz бай, from Proto-Turkic *bāy — rich.

байке (Kyrgyz): older brother

Definitions

  1. older brother

Ancestry of “байке”, step by step

байке traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kyrgyz бай

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzбайrich
2Proto-Turkic*bāyrich

via Kyrgyz аке

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzаке—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *bāy →Every word from Kyrgyz бай →