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
- fear, terror; one of the nine rasas or emotions...
Ancestry of “భయానకము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | भय | fear, alarm, dread; terror, dismay, danger,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *bʰayHás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |