Where does “భీముడు” come from?

భీముడు (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit भीम, from Proto-Indo-European bʰih₂-mó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

Ancestry of “భీముడు”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	भीम	fearful, frightening, terrific, terrible, awful,...
2	Proto-Indo-European	bʰih₂-mó-s	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	bʰeyh₂-	to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

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