Where does “भिन्न” come from?
भिन्न (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit भिन्न, from Proto-Indo-European bʰidnós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
भिन्न (Hindi): separate; different; split
Definitions
- separate; different; split
Ancestry of “भिन्न”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | भिन्न | broken, split, shattered; destroyed |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰidnós | split, cloven |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |