Where does “bellek” come from?

bellek (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.

bellek (Turkish): memory; physical memory

Definitions

  1. memory; physical memory

Ancestry of “bellek”, 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

Words derived from “bellek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- →