Where does “пилик” come from?

пилик (Northern Altai) comes from Northern Altai пилерге, from Proto-Turkic bil-, from Ottoman Turkish بالـ, from Arabic ب, from Arabic طَابَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k', from Proto-Iranian tāpaka-, from Proto-Iranian tap- — to be warm, be hot.

пилик (Northern Altai): knowledge

Definitions

  1. knowledge

Ancestry of “пилик”, step by step

пилик traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Altai пилерге

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Altaiпилергеto know
2Proto-Turkicbil-to know
3Ottoman TurkishبالـDerives adverbs from Arabic nouns
4ArabicبAbbreviation of باب; with, by; with
5Arabicطَابَق
6Middle Persiantʾp̄k'frying pan
7Proto-Iraniantāpaka-heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place...
8Proto-Iraniantap-to warm up, heat; flat
9Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

via Northern Altai ик

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Altaiик
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep-Every word from Proto-Iranian tap-Every word from Proto-Iranian tāpaka-