Where does “ਭਿੰਨ” come from?

ਭਿੰਨ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit भिन्न, from Proto-Indo-European bʰidnós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

ਭਿੰਨ (Punjabi): different, dissimilar

Definitions

  1. different, dissimilar

Ancestry of “ਭਿੰਨ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभिन्नbroken, split, shattered; destroyed
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidnóssplit, cloven
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰidnós →