Where does “بچه” come from?

بچه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian بچه, from Proto-Iranian wacáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian watsás, from Proto-Indo-European wots-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European wétos, from Proto-Indo-European wet- — year; year-old.

بچه (Ottoman Turkish): child, infant

Definitions

  1. child, infant

Ancestry of “بچه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبچهchild, kid; native to; boy, son
2Proto-Iranianwacáhyearling calf
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwatsásyearling calf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwots-ó-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwétosyear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwet-year; year-old
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wet- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wétos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wots-ó-s →