Where does “ಮಳೆಬಿಲ್ಲು” come from?

ಮಳೆಬಿಲ್ಲು (Kannada) comes from Kannada ಬಿಲ್ಲು, from Kannada ಬಲ, from Sanskrit बल, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bálas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bálas, from Proto-Indo-European bel- — to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength.

ಮಳೆಬಿಲ್ಲು (Kannada): rainbow

Definitions

  1. rainbow

Ancestry of “ಮಳೆಬಿಲ್ಲು”, step by step

ಮಳೆಬಿಲ್ಲು traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kannada ಬಿಲ್ಲು

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kannadaಬಿಲ್ಲುa bow
2Kannadaಬಲforce, strength
3Sanskritबलpower, strength, might, vigour, force, validity;...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanbálas—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianbálasstrong, forceful
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbel-to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength

via Kannada ಮಳೆ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kannadaಮಳೆrain
2Old Kannadaಮೞೆrain
3Proto-Dravidianmaẓayrain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bálas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan bálas →