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Where does “భీష్మించు” come from?

భీష్మించు (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit भीष्म, 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.

భీష్మించు (Telugu): To declare or protest as Bhishma did in the...

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  1. To declare or protest as Bhishma did in the...

Ancestry of “భీష్మించు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभीष्मterrible, horrible, dreadful, frightening;...
2Sanskritभीfear, fright, alarm, dread; to fear, dread, be...
3Proto-Indo-AryanbʰíHs—
4Proto-Indo-IranianbʰayH-to fear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰíh₂s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
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