Where does “betacism” come from?
betacism (English) comes from English beta, from Hindi बेटा, from Middle Hindi بیٿا.
betacism (English): A sound change in which shifts to; A speech...
Definitions
- A sound change in which shifts to; A speech...
Ancestry of “betacism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beta | The second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), preceded by alpha (Α, α) and followed by gamma, (Γ, γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase |
| 2 | Hindi | बेटा | son |
| 3 | Middle Hindi | بیٿا | — |