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

  1. flood; Alternative form of ابه; Alternative form...

Ancestry of “به”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicbah—
2Proto-Malayo-Chamicbahflood
3Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanbah—
4Proto-Sunda-Sulawesibah—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbahaqflood
6Proto-AustronesianbaSaqflood; to overflow
7Azerbaijanibaşhead; beginning; end, side
8Proto-Turkicbaĺčhead; beginning
Every word from Proto-Turkic baĺč →Every word from Azerbaijani baş →Every word from Proto-Austronesian baSaq →