Where does “భీష్ముడు” come from?

భీష్ముడు (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.

భీష్ముడు (Telugu): a terrible man

Definitions

  1. a terrible man

Ancestry of “భీష్ముడు”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰíh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰayH- →
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