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.

భీముడు (Telugu): name of the second of the Pandavas in Mahabharata

Definitions

  1. name of the second of the Pandavas in Mahabharata

Ancestry of “భీముడు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभीमfearful, frightening, terrific, terrible, awful,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰih₂-mó-s
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰih₂-mó-sEvery word from Sanskrit भीम