Where does “बेपनाह” come from?

बेपनाह (Hindi) comes from Hindi बे, from Gujarati બે, from Middle Gujarati बि.

बेपनाह (Hindi): unprotected, shelterless

Definitions

  1. unprotected, shelterless

Ancestry of “बेपनाह”, step by step

बेपनाह traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi बे

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबेbe name of the second letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet
2Gujaratiબેtwo
3Middle Gujaratiबि—

via Hindi पनाह

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपनाहshelter, refuge, asylum
2Persianپناهshelter; refuge; asylum
3Middle Persian𐭯𐭭𐭠𐭧protector; refuge
Every word from Middle Gujarati बि →Every word from Gujarati બે →Every word from Hindi बे →