Where does “Bhima” come from?
Bhima comes from Sanskrit भीम, derived from Proto-Indo-European bʰih₂-mó-s, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂-.
Bhima (English): In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the second of the Pandava brothers
Definitions
- In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the second of the Pandava brothers
Ancestry of “Bhima”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | भीम | fearful, frightening, terrific, terrible, awful,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰih₂-mó-s | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |