Where does “bilge” come from?
bilge (Turkish) comes from Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰠𐰏𐰀, from Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰠, from Proto-Turkic bil-, from Ottoman Turkish بالـ, from Arabic ب, from Arabic طَابَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k', from Proto-Iranian tāpaka- — to be warm, be hot.
bilge (Turkish): wise, sage, profound; wise person; polymath
Definitions
- wise, sage, profound; wise person; polymath
Ancestry of “bilge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Turkic | 𐰋𐰃𐰠𐰏𐰀 | wise |
| 2 | Old Turkic | 𐰋𐰃𐰠 | to know; waist |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | bil- | to know |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | بالـ | — |
| 5 | Arabic | ب | Abbreviation of باب; with, by; with |
| 6 | Arabic | طَابَق | — |
| 7 | Middle Persian | tʾp̄k' | frying pan |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | tāpaka- | heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place... |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | tap- | to warm up, heat; flat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |
Words derived from “bilge”