Where does “beja” come from?
beja (Old Khmer) comes from English beige, from French beige, from Middle French beige, from Old French bege, from Vulgar Latin bysseus, from Latin byssus, from Ancient Greek βύσσος, from Hebrew בּוּץ — byssus.
Ancestry of “beja”, step by step
beja traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English beige
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beige | A slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of... |
| 2 | French | beige | beige |
| 3 | Middle French | beige | — |
| 4 | Old French | bege | color of undyed wool or cotton |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | bysseus | cottony grey; cotton-coloured |
| 6 | Latin | byssus | byssus or sea silk |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βύσσος | flax; linen; Levant cotton |
| 8 | Hebrew | בּוּץ | byssus |