Where does “بیلچا” come from?

بیلچا (Ushojo) comes from Urdu بیلچہ, from Classical Persian بیلْچَه, from Middle Persian byl, from Proto-Iranian bádHr̥, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰádʰHr̥, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.

بیلچا (Ushojo): shovel

Definitions

  1. shovel

Ancestry of “بیلچا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduبیلچہshovel
2Classical Persianبیلْچَه—
3Middle Persianbyl—
4Proto-IranianbádHr̥spade, shovel
5Proto-Indo-IranianbʰádʰHr̥—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰh₂-to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰádʰHr̥ →Every word from Proto-Iranian bádHr̥ →