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

  1. holy grass offered to Ganesha

Ancestry of “ದೂರ್ವೆ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदूर्वाpanicgrass; millet; Bermuda grass
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandŕ̥HwaH—
3Proto-Indo-European*dérHuh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dérHuh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dŕ̥HwaH →Every word from Sanskrit दूर्वा →