Where does “Vijayawada” come from?
Vijayawada (English) comes from Telugu విజయవాడ, from Telugu విజయ, from Sanskrit विजय, from Sanskrit जय, from Sanskrit कर्ता, from Sanskrit कर्तृ, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
Ancestry of “Vijayawada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | విజయవాడ | — |
| 2 | Telugu | విజయ | the name of a Telugu year |
| 3 | Sanskrit | विजय | contest for victory, conquest, triumph,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | जय | conquest, victory, triumph, winning, being... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कर्ता | nominative singular of कर्तृ |
| 6 | Sanskrit | कर्तृ | maker; doer; agent; author one who does, makes, or acts |
| 7 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |