Where does “би” come from?
би (Russian) comes from English b, from Old English B, from Latin B, from Etruscan 𐌁, from Ancient Greek β, from Phoenician 𐤁, from Egyptian 𓉐.
би (Russian): B, b; a bi person
Definitions
- B, b; a bi person
Ancestry of “би”, step by step
би traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English b
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | b | The ordinal number second, derived from this... |
| 2 | Old English | B | — |
| 3 | Latin | B | — |
| 4 | Etruscan | 𐌁 | be |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | β | Lower-case beta (βῆτα), the second letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the voiced bilabial plosive: and later the voiced labiodental fricative. It is preceded by α and followed by γ |
| 6 | Phoenician | 𐤁 | bet; beth; house |
| 7 | Egyptian | 𓉐 | — |
via Russian бисексуа́л
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | бисексуа́л | bisexual person |