Where does “بی‌معنی” come from?

بی‌معنی (Persian) comes from Persian معنی, from Arabic مَعْنَى — meaning, sense.

بی‌معنی (Persian): meaningless

Definitions

  1. meaningless

Ancestry of “بی‌معنی”, step by step

بی‌معنی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian معنی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمعنیmeaning
2Arabicمَعْنَىmeaning, sense

via Persian بیـ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبیـless, in-; see example below}}
Every word from Arabic مَعْنَى →Every word from Persian معنی →