Where does “ਬਿਨ” come from?

ਬਿਨ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit विना, from Sanskrit वि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

ਬਿਨ (Punjabi): without, except

Definitions

  1. without, except

Ancestry of “ਬਿਨ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविनाwithout, except
2Sanskritविapart; asunder; in different directions
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwí—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwí—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí →