Where does “बेख़बर” come from?
बेख़बर (Hindi) comes from Hindi बे, from Gujarati બે, from Middle Gujarati बि.
बेख़बर (Hindi): unaware, uninformed; unawares
Definitions
- unaware, uninformed; unawares
Ancestry of “बेख़बर”, step by step
बेख़बर traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi बे
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | बे | be name of the second letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet |
| 2 | Gujarati | બે | two |
| 3 | Middle Gujarati | बि | — |
via Hindi ख़बर
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | ख़बर | news; information, intelligence, knowledge;... |
| 2 | Persian | خبر | news; information, intelligence, knowledge |
| 3 | Arabic | خَبَر | news, information |