Where does “بیمناک” come from?

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

بیمناک (Persian): scary; horrific

Definitions

  1. scary; horrific

Ancestry of “بیمناک”, step by step

بیمناک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian بیم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبیمfear
2Middle Persianbymfear, fright, dread
3Proto-Indo-IranianbʰiHmásfear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

via Persian ـناک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـناکpolluted with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂-