Where does “भीष्म” come from?

भीष्म (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit भी, 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.

भीष्म (Sanskrit): terrible, horrible, dreadful, frightening;...

Definitions

  1. terrible, horrible, dreadful, frightening;...

Ancestry of “भीष्म”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभीfear, fright, alarm, dread; to fear, dread, be...
2Proto-Indo-AryanbʰíHs—
3Proto-Indo-IranianbʰayH-to fear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰíh₂s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

Words derived from “भीष्म”

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