Where does “بينما” come from?

بينما (Arabic) comes from Arabic مَا — that; not; what.

بينما (Arabic): while

Definitions

  1. while

Ancestry of “بينما”, step by step

بينما traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic مَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَاthat; not; what

via Arabic بَيْنَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَيْنَ
Every word from Arabic مَا