Where does “बिना” come from?

बिना (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit विना, from Sanskrit वि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

बिना (Hindi): without, lacking

Definitions

  1. without, lacking

Ancestry of “बिना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविनाwithout, except
2Sanskritविapart; asunder; in different directions
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwí—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwí—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí →