Where does “belle” come from?

belle (Turkish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.

belle (Turkish): second-person singular imperative of bellemek

Definitions

  1. second-person singular imperative of bellemek

Ancestry of “belle”, step by step

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