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Where does “بلکه” come from?

بلکه (Persian) comes from Persian که, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

بلکه (Persian): but

Definitions

  1. but

Ancestry of “بلکه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianکهAPI •; that; which
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base

Words derived from “بلکه”

  • belki
  • बल्कि
  • بلكه
  • бәлки
  • بلكن
  • belki
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