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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎲𐎭𐎣loyal subject, servant
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “bndk'”

  • बंदा
  • بنده
  • бәндә
  • ਬੰਦਾ
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