Where does “बालक” come from?
बालक (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.
बालक (Sanskrit): child, boy, youth; minor; the young of an animal
Definitions
- child, boy, youth; minor; the young of an animal
Ancestry of “बालक”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | -क | doer, maker |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *-kas | — |
Words derived from “बालक”