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Where does “భయములేని” come from?

భయములేని (Telugu) comes from Telugu భయము, from Sanskrit भय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰayHás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

భయములేని (Telugu): fearless

Definitions

  1. fearless

Ancestry of “భయములేని”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguభయముfear, dread, terror, fright, dismay, alarm,...
2Sanskritभयfear, alarm, dread; terror, dismay, danger,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*bʰayHás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
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