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
- second-person singular imperative of bellemek
Ancestry of “belle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | bellemek | to note |
| 2 | Turkish | bel | waist; spade |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | بل | spade; waist; spade; waist, loins |
| 4 | Persian | بیل | shovel, spade; 12 hours |
| 5 | Middle Persian | byl | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | bádHr̥ | spade, shovel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰádʰHr̥ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰedʰh₂- | to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab |