Where does “önbellek” come from?

önbellek (Turkish) comes from Turkish bellek, from Turkish bellemek, from Turkish bel, from Ottoman Turkish بل, from Persian بیل, from Middle Persian byl, from Proto-Iranian bádHr̥, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰádʰHr̥ — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.

önbellek (Turkish): cache

Definitions

  1. cache

Ancestry of “önbellek”, step by step

önbellek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish bellek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbellekmemory; physical memory
2Turkishbellemekto note
3Turkishbelwaist; spade
4Ottoman Turkishبلspade; waist; spade; waist, loins
5Persianبیلshovel, spade; 12 hours
6Middle Persianbyl—
7Proto-IranianbádHr̥spade, shovel
8Proto-Indo-IranianbʰádʰHr̥—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰh₂-to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab

via Turkish ön

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishönfront
2Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
3Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
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