Where does “belki” come from?
belki (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بلكه, from Persian بلکه, from Persian که, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.
belki (Turkish): maybe, possibly, probably
Definitions
- maybe, possibly, probably
Ancestry of “belki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بلكه | maybe |
| 2 | Persian | بلکه | but |
| 3 | Persian | که | API •; that; which |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |