Where does “ഭിഷ്മ” come from?

ഭിഷ്മ (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit भीष्म, from Sanskrit भी, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰíHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰayH-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰíh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

ഭിഷ്മ (Malayalam): Bhishma

Definitions

  1. Bhishma

Ancestry of “ഭിഷ്മ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभीष्मterrible, horrible, dreadful, frightening;...
2Sanskritभीfear, fright, alarm, dread; to fear, dread, be...
3Proto-Indo-AryanbʰíHs—
4Proto-Indo-IranianbʰayH-to fear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰíh₂s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰíh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰayH- →