Where does “bplk'” come from?

bplk' (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian babrak-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bábʰrus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

bplk' (Middle Persian): beaver

Definitions

  1. beaver

Ancestry of “bplk'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianbabrak-—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianbábʰrusbeaver, mongoose
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰébʰrusbeaver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrew-to brew, boil; to boil, seethe; to brew, to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “bplk'”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus →