Where does “ವಿಮೆ” come from?

ವಿಮೆ (Kannada) comes from Persian بیمه, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

ವಿಮೆ (Kannada): insurance

Definitions

  1. insurance

Ancestry of “ವಿಮೆ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبیمهinsurance
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Persian بیمه →