Where does “भेव” come from?
भेव (Braj) comes from Sanskrit भेद, from Sanskrit भिद्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
भेव (Braj): split, rupture, fissure
Ancestry of “भेव”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | भेद | cleft, partition, splitting; contrast,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भिद् | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |