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Where does “-bilim” come from?

-bilim (Turkish) comes from Turkmen bilmek, from Proto-Turkic bil-, from Ottoman Turkish بالـ, from Arabic ب, from Arabic طَابَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k', from Proto-Iranian tāpaka-, from Proto-Iranian tap- — to be warm, be hot.

Ancestry of “-bilim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkmenbilmekto know
2Proto-Turkicbil-to know
3Ottoman Turkishبالـ—
4ArabicبAbbreviation of باب; with, by; with
5Arabicطَابَق—
6Middle Persiantʾp̄k'frying pan
7Proto-Iraniantāpaka-heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place...
8Proto-Iraniantap-to warm up, heat; flat
9Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

Words derived from “-bilim”

  • yerbilim
  • anlambilim
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