Where does “भैरव” come from?

भैरव (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit भैरव, from Sanskrit भीरु — fearful, timid, cowardly.

भैरव (Hindi): fearsome, terrible

Definitions

  1. fearsome, terrible

Ancestry of “भैरव”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभैरवfearsome, terrible
2Sanskritभीरुfearful, timid, cowardly
Every word from Sanskrit भीरु →Every word from Sanskrit भैरव →