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Where does “chousingha” come from?

chousingha (English) comes from Hindi चौसिंगा, from Sanskrit चतुःशृङ्ग, from Sanskrit चतुर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

chousingha (English): The four-horned antelope , a small antelope found...

Definitions

  1. The four-horned antelope , a small antelope found...

Ancestry of “chousingha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचौसिंगा—
2Sanskritचतुःशृङ्ग—
3Sanskritचतुर्four
4Proto-Indo-Aryanćatwā́ras—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniančatwā́rasfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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