Where does “beda” come from?

beda (Malay) comes from Sanskrit भेद, from Sanskrit भिद्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

beda (Malay): dissimilarity

Definitions

  1. dissimilarity

Ancestry of “beda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभेदcleft, partition, splitting; contrast,...
2Sanskritभिद्to split, cleave, break, cut or rend asunder, pierce, destroy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “beda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Sanskrit भिद् →