Where does “ბილევი” come from?

ბილევი (Laz) comes from Ottoman Turkish بلگو, from Proto-Turkic *bilegü, from Old English bile-, from Proto-Germanic biliz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰil-i-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰil- — good, decent; decent, good, harmonious, friendly;...

ბილევი (Laz): hone, whetstone, any stone used to sharpen an edged tool

Definitions

  1. hone, whetstone, any stone used to sharpen an edged tool

Ancestry of “ბილევი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبلگو—
2Proto-Turkic*bilegühone
3Old Englishbile-kind, appropriate
4Proto-Germanicbilizkind, gentle, merciful; decent, fair, equitable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰil-i-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰil-good, decent; decent, good, harmonious, friendly;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰil- →Every word from Old English bile- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰil-i-s →