Where does “بین” come from?

بین (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بینی, from Old Anatolian Turkish بینی, from Persian بینی, from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭩𐭭𐭩𐭪, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

بین (Ottoman Turkish): brain, mind, understanding, intellect

Definitions

  1. brain, mind, understanding, intellect

Ancestry of “بین”, step by step

بین traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish بینی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبینیbrain, the organ which controls the central nervous system
2Old Anatolian Turkishبینیbrain
3Persianبینیnose
4Middle Persian𐭥𐭩𐭭𐭩𐭪—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Arabic بَيْنَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَيْنَ—

Words derived from “بین”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭩𐭭𐭩𐭪 →Every word from Persian بینی →