Where does “béna” come from?
béna (Hungarian) comes from Slovak bieda, from Proto-Slavic bědьnъ, from Proto-Slavic běda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.
béna (Hungarian): lame; handicapped, paralyzed; lame, uncool, sucks
Definitions
- lame; handicapped, paralyzed; lame, uncool, sucks
Ancestry of “béna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Slovak | bieda | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | bědьnъ | poor, wretched |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | běda | trouble, misery, misfortune; adversity, calamity;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |