Where does “भेदभाव” come from?

भेदभाव (Hindi) comes from Marathi भेद, from Sanskrit भेद, from Sanskrit भिद्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

भेदभाव (Hindi): discrimination; inequality

Definitions

  1. discrimination; inequality

Ancestry of “भेदभाव”, step by step

भेदभाव traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Marathi भेद

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiभेदdifferentiation, discrimination
2Sanskritभेदcleft, partition, splitting; contrast,...
3Sanskritभिद्to split, cleave, break, cut or rend asunder, pierce, destroy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Hindi भेद

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiभेदdifferentiation, difference; discrimination; a...
2Sanskritभे॒द—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Sanskrit भिद् →