Where does “بیل” come from?
بیل (Persian) comes from Middle Persian byl, from Proto-Iranian bádHr̥, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰádʰHr̥, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.
بیل (Persian): shovel, spade; 12 hours
Ancestry of “بیل”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | byl | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | bádHr̥ | spade, shovel |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰádʰHr̥ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰedʰh₂- | to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab |