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Where does “భయానకము” come from?

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

భయానకము (Telugu): fear, terror; one of the nine rasas or emotions...

Definitions

  1. fear, terror; one of the nine rasas or emotions...

Ancestry of “భయానకము”, step by step

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