Where does “بیچ” come from?

بیچ (Urdu) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘, from Sanskrit वीच्य, from Sanskrit व्यञ्च्, from Sanskrit अञ्च्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hanč-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enk- — curve, bend.

بیچ (Urdu): middle, center

Definitions

  1. middle, center

Ancestry of “بیچ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘—
2Sanskritवीच्य—
3Sanskritव्यञ्च्to bend asunder, make wide, extend
4Sanskritअञ्च्to bend, curve, incline, curl; to revere; to...
5Proto-Indo-IranianHanč-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enk-curve, bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hanč- →Every word from Sanskrit अञ्च् →