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Where does “بینی” come from?

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

Ancestry of “بینی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishبینی—
2Persianبینیnose
3Middle Persian𐭥𐭩𐭭𐭩𐭪—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “بینی”

  • beyin
  • بین
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →