Where does “बीमार” come from?
बीमार (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian بیمار, from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭩𐭬𐭠𐭫, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.
बीमार (Hindi): ill, sick
Ancestry of “बीमार”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | بیمار | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐭥𐭩𐭬𐭠𐭫 | sick, ill |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wemh₁- | to spew, to vomit |