Where does “ഭയങ്കര” come from?

ഭയങ്കര (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit भयङ्कर, from Sanskrit भय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰayHás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

ഭയങ്കര (Malayalam): fearsome

Definitions

  1. fearsome

Ancestry of “ഭയങ്കര”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभयङ्करterrifying, appalling
2Sanskritभयfear, alarm, dread; terror, dismay, danger,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*bʰayHás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰayHás →Every word from Sanskrit भय →
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