Where does “β” come from?

β (Ancient Greek) comes from Phoenician 𐤁, from Egyptian 𓉐.

β (Ancient Greek): Lower-case beta (βῆτα), the second letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the voiced bilabial plosive: and later the voiced labiodental fricative. It is preceded by α and followed by γ

Definitions

Lower-case beta (βῆτα), the second letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the voiced bilabial plosive: and later the voiced labiodental fricative. It is preceded by α and followed by γ

Ancestry of “β”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Phoenician	𐤁	bet; beth; house
2	Egyptian	𓉐	—

Words derived from “β”

Every word from Egyptian 𓉐 →Every word from Phoenician 𐤁 →