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Where does “bndk'” come from?
bndk' (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐎲𐎭𐎣, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.
Ancestry of “bndk'”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Persian
𐎲𐎭𐎣
loyal subject, servant
2
Proto-Indo-European
bʰendʰ-
to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →
Every word from Old Persian 𐎲𐎭𐎣 →