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
- I, me, my
Ancestry of “beta”, step by step
beta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay beta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | beta | I, me, my; beta |
| 2 | English | beta | The 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 |
| 3 | Hindi | बेटा | son |
| 4 | Middle Hindi | بیٿا | — |