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Where does “तेलंगाना” come from?

तेलंगाना (Hindi) comes from Telugu తెలంగాణ, from Sanskrit त्रिलिङ्ग, from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

तेलंगाना (Hindi): Telangana

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  1. Telangana

Ancestry of “तेलंगाना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguతెలంగాణ—
2Sanskritत्रिलिङ्ग—
3Sanskritत्रिthree
4Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
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