Where does “beza” come from?

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

beza (Malay): dissimilarity; difference

Definitions

  1. dissimilarity; difference

Ancestry of “beza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybedadissimilarity
2Sanskritभेदcleft, partition, splitting; contrast,...
3Sanskritभिद्to split, cleave, break, cut or rend asunder, pierce, destroy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Sanskrit भिद् →