Where does “بیجا” come from?

بیجا (Persian) comes from Persian جا, from Middle Persian gyʾg, from Proto-Iranian Hwah-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

بیجا (Persian): out of place

Definitions

  1. out of place

Ancestry of “بیجا”, step by step

بیجا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian جا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجاplace; space; location
2Middle Persiangyʾgplace
3Proto-IranianHwah-to dwell, remain
4Proto-Indo-IranianHwas-to dwell, inhabit; to stay
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

via Persian بیـ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبیـless, in-; see example below}}
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas-Every word from Proto-Iranian Hwah-