Where does “beni” come from?
beni (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic banjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
beni (Old Saxon): wound; mortal injury
Ancestry of “beni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | banjō | wound |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-yeh₂ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
Words derived from “beni”