Where does “پیك” come from?

پیك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian پیک, from English PEG, from Middle English pegge, from Middle Dutch pegge, from Old Saxon pigg-, from Proto-Germanic pig-, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

پیك (Ottoman Turkish): courier, messenger, a person who delivers messages

Definitions

  1. courier, messenger, a person who delivers messages

Ancestry of “پیك”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپیکmessenger, courier; shot
2EnglishPEGAcronym of polyethylene glycol; Percutaneous...
3Middle Englishpeggepeg
4Middle Dutchpeggepin, peg
5Old Saxonpigg-—
6Proto-Germanicpig-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- →