Where does “बेहद” come from?

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

बेहद (Hindi): limitless, abundant

Definitions

  1. limitless, abundant

Ancestry of “बेहद”, step by step

बेहद 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 हद

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiहदa limit, ceiling; boundary, limits
2Arabicهُود—
Every word from Middle Gujarati बि →Every word from Gujarati બે →Every word from Hindi बे →