Where does “بجای” come from?

بجای (Persian) comes from Persian جای — place.

بجای (Persian): in lieu

Definitions

  1. in lieu

Ancestry of “بجای”, step by step

بجای traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian جای

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجایplace

via Persian بـ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبـmarks the present subjunctive of most verbs
Every word from Persian جای