Where does “bele” come from?

bele (Turkish) comes from Turkish bel, from Ottoman Turkish بل, from Persian بیل, from Middle Persian byl, from Proto-Iranian bádHr̥, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰádʰHr̥, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.

bele (Turkish): dative singular of bel

Definitions

  1. dative singular of bel

Ancestry of “bele”, step by step

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