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Where does “बिभेति” come from?

बिभेति (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰíbʰayHti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰí-bʰeyh₂-ti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

बिभेति (Sanskrit): to fear, dread, be afraid of

Definitions

  1. to fear, dread, be afraid of

Ancestry of “बिभेति”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianbʰíbʰayHti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰí-bʰeyh₂-ti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
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