Where does “भीम” come from?

भीम (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰih₂-mó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

भीम (Sanskrit): fearful, frightening, terrific, terrible, awful,...

Definitions

  1. fearful, frightening, terrific, terrible, awful,...

Ancestry of “भीम”, step by step

भीम traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European bʰih₂-mó-s

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰih₂-mó-s—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

via Old Marathi 𑘥𑘲𑘦

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Marathi𑘥𑘲𑘦—

Words derived from “भीम”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰih₂-mó-s →