This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Perhaps related to Hindiभीटf(bhīṭ, “embankment”)?”
Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “bhrit”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN