Where does “بیم” come from?

بیم (Persian) comes from Middle Persian bym, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰiHmás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

بیم (Persian): fear

Definitions

  1. fear

Ancestry of “بیم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianbymfear, fright, dread
2Proto-Indo-IranianbʰiHmásfear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

Words derived from “بیم”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰiHmás →Every word from Middle Persian bym →