इरावती घाणेकर भिडे - Inherited from sauraseni prakrit *𑀪𑀻𑀟 (*bhīḍa) (compare 𑀪𑀻𑀟𑀤𑀺 (bhīḍadi, to meet, fight)), from ashokan prakrit *𑀪𑀻𑀝 (*bhīṭa), from sanskrit बीरिट (bīriṭa, crowd).