Where does “بھیک” come from?

بھیک (Urdu) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸, from Sanskrit भिक्षा, from Sanskrit -आ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

بھیک (Urdu): begging; alms

Definitions

  1. begging; alms

Ancestry of “بھیک”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸—
2Sanskritभिक्षाalms, begging; wages; service
3Sanskrit-आfeminine suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “بھیک”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Sanskrit -आ →Every word from Sanskrit भिक्षा →