Where does “Andhra” come from?
Andhra comes from Sanskrit आन्ध्र, a term of unknown origin and meaning that historically referred to a region and people of south-central India.
Ancestry of “Andhra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | आन्ध्र | the Andhra country; a king of that country; the... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अन्ध्र | — |