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

Definitions

  1. ill, sick

Ancestry of “बीमार”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبیمار—
2Middle Persian𐭥𐭩𐭬𐭠𐭫sick, ill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭩𐭬𐭠𐭫 →Every word from Classical Persian بیمار →