Where does “ഭീമൻ” come from?
ഭീമൻ (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit भीम, from Proto-Indo-European bʰih₂-mó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.
ഭീമൻ (Malayalam): giant
Definitions
- giant
Ancestry of “ഭീമൻ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | भीम | fearful, frightening, terrific, terrible, awful,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰih₂-mó-s | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |