Where does “beta” come from?
beta (Malay) comes from English beta, from Hindi बेटा, from Middle Hindi بیٿا.
beta (Malay): I, me, my; beta
Ancestry of “beta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | beta | The second letter of the Greek alphabet ,... |
| 2 | Hindi | बेटा | — |
| 3 | Middle Hindi | بیٿا | — |