Where does “” come from?

비 (Korean) comes from English Bee, from Middle English been, from Old English bēn, from Proto-Germanic banjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

(Korean): rain; Alphabet B; broom

Definitions

  1. rain; Alphabet B; broom

Ancestry of “”, step by step

traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Bee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeesomeone connected with Barnet Football Club, as a...
2Middle Englishbeento be; ben; plural of bee
3Old Englishbēnprayer, request; prayer, request, petition,...
4Proto-Germanicbanjōwound
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-yeh₂
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-

via Chinese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese

via English piwi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpiwiA class of genes originally identified as...

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-yeh₂