Where does “భీతి” come from?
భీతి (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit भीति, 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.
భీతి (Telugu): fear
Ancestry of “భీతి”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | भीति | fear; alarm; dread |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भी | fear, fright, alarm, dread; to fear, dread, be... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | bʰíHs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰayH- | to fear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰíh₂s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |