Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bʰayH-

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyH-. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *bibjaną (“to shiver”).

Root

*bʰayH-

to fear

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *bʰayH-
- Sanskrit: भी (bhī, root), भय (bhayá, “fear”)
Iranian: *bayH-
- Persian: بیم‎ (bim, “fear”), باک‎ (bâk, “dread, fear”)