Where does “benami” come from?
benami (English) comes from Urdu بے نامی, from Urdu بے, from Persian بی, from English Bee, from Middle English been, from Old English bēn, from Proto-Germanic banjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-yeh₂.
benami (English): Property that is transacted under the name of a...
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- Property that is transacted under the name of a...
Ancestry of “benami”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | بے نامی | benami, offshore, undisclosed (specifically declared in someone else's name) |
| 2 | Urdu | بے | not, non, un-, in-, dis-, ir, -less, im |
| 3 | Persian | بی | -less; un-; in- |
| 4 | English | Bee | someone connected with Barnet Football Club, as a... |
| 5 | Middle English | been | to be; ben; plural of bee |
| 6 | Old English | bēn | prayer, request; prayer, request, petition,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | banjō | wound |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-yeh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |