Where does “به” come from?
به (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic bah, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic bah, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan bah, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi bah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahaq, from Proto-Austronesian baSaq, from Azerbaijani baş, from Proto-Turkic baĺč — head; beginning.
به (Malay): flood; Alternative form of ابه; Alternative form...
Definitions
- flood; Alternative form of ابه; Alternative form...
Ancestry of “به”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | bah | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | bah | flood |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | bah | — |
| 4 | Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi | bah | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | bahaq | — |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | baSaq | flood; to overflow |
| 7 | Azerbaijani | baş | head; beginning; end, side |
| 8 | Proto-Turkic | baĺč | head; beginning |