Where does “ب” come from?

ب (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Arabic بِ, from Arabic بَاء.

ب (Hijazi Arabic): -ing; with, by

Definitions

  1. -ing; with, by

Ancestry of “ب”, step by step

ب traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic بِ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبِby; with; in, with
2Arabicبَاء—

via Arabic بَغْيْ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَغْيْto want
Every word from Arabic بَاء →Every word from Arabic بِ →