Where does “berbeda” come from?

berbeda (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian beda, from Hindi बद, from Persian بد, from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭥𐭭, from Proto-Iranian pati-, from Proto-Iranian *rādi-, from Proto-Iranian *rād-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HraHdʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

berbeda (Indonesian): to have difference; to be different

Definitions

  1. to have difference; to be different

Ancestry of “berbeda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbedadissimilarity; difference
2Hindiबदbad; evil, wicked; inauspicious
3Persianبدbad; not good; evil; poorly, badly
4Middle Persian𐭯𐭥𐭭to; at; in
5Proto-Iranianpati-against, toward; lord
6Proto-Iranian*rādi-
7Proto-Iranian*rād-
8Proto-Indo-IranianHraHdʰ-
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-