Where does “beyin” come from?
beyin (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بین, from Ottoman Turkish بینی, from Old Anatolian Turkish بینی, from Persian بینی, from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭩𐭭𐭩𐭪, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
beyin (Turkish): brain; mind; brains, intelligence; cerebral,...
Definitions
- brain; mind; brains, intelligence; cerebral,...
Ancestry of “beyin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بین | brain, mind, understanding, intellect |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بینی | — |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | بینی | — |
| 4 | Persian | بینی | nose |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭥𐭩𐭭𐭩𐭪 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |