Where does “ವರ್ಣಭೇದ” come from?

ವರ್ಣಭೇದ (Kannada) comes from Kannada ವರ್ಣ, from Sanskrit वर्ण, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wárnas, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ವರ್ಣಭೇದ (Kannada): racism

Definitions

  1. racism

Ancestry of “ವರ್ಣಭೇದ”, step by step

ವರ್ಣಭೇದ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kannada ವರ್ಣ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kannadaವರ್ಣcolor
2Sanskritवर्णoutward appearance, exterior, figure, form,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwárnas
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Kannada ಭೇದ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kannadaಭೇದdiscrimination, differentiation; contrast,...
2Sanskritभेदcleft, partition, splitting; contrast,...
3Sanskritभिद्to split, cleave, break, cut or rend asunder, pierce, destroy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wárnas
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