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
Ancestry of “би”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 6 | Phoenician | 𐤁 | bet; beth; house |
| 7 | Egyptian | 𓉐 | — |