Where does “beta” come from?

beta (Indonesian) comes from Malay beta, from English beta, from Hindi बेटा, from Middle Hindi بیٿا.

beta (Indonesian): I, me, my

Definitions

  1. I, me, my

Ancestry of “beta”, step by step

beta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay beta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaybetaI, me, my; beta
2EnglishbetaThe second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β,  β), preceded by alpha (Α,  α) and followed by gamma, (Γ,  γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase
3Hindiबेटाson
4Middle Hindiبیٿا

via Ancient Greek βῆτα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβῆταbeta, the name for the second letter Β, β of the...
2Phoenician𐤁𐤕house
3Proto-Semiticbayt-house
Every word from Middle Hindi بیٿاEvery word from Hindi बेटाEvery word from English beta