Where does “भी” come from?

भी (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰíHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰayH-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰíh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

भी (Sanskrit): fear, fright, alarm, dread; to fear, dread, be...

Definitions

  1. fear, fright, alarm, dread; to fear, dread, be...

Ancestry of “भी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanbʰíHs—
2Proto-Indo-IranianbʰayH-to fear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰíh₂s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

Words derived from “भी”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰíh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰayH- →