Where does “bhīma” come from?
bhīma (Old Javanese) 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.
Ancestry of “bhīma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |