Where does “bilimli” come from?

bilimli (Turkmen) comes from Turkish -bilim, from Turkmen bilmek, 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.

bilimli (Turkmen): well-educated

Definitions

  1. well-educated

Ancestry of “bilimli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkish-bilim
2Turkmenbilmekto know
3Proto-Turkicbil-to know
4Ottoman TurkishبالـDerives adverbs from Arabic nouns
5ArabicبAbbreviation of باب; with, by; with
6Arabicطَابَق
7Middle Persiantʾp̄k'frying pan
8Proto-Iraniantāpaka-heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place...
9Proto-Iraniantap-to warm up, heat; flat
10Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep-Every word from Proto-Iranian tap-Every word from Proto-Iranian tāpaka-
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