Where does “ದೂರ್ವೆ” come from?
ದೂರ್ವೆ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit दूर्वा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dŕ̥HwaH, from Proto-Indo-European *dérHuh₂.
ದೂರ್ವೆ (Kannada): holy grass offered to Ganesha
Definitions
- holy grass offered to Ganesha
Ancestry of “ದೂರ್ವೆ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | दूर्वा | panicgrass; millet; Bermuda grass |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dŕ̥HwaH | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *dérHuh₂ | — |