Where does “തെലംഗാണ” come from?

തെലംഗാണ (Malayalam) 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.

Ancestry of “തെലംഗാണ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguతెలంగాణ—
2Sanskritत्रिलिङ्गTrilinga Kshetras
3Sanskritत्रिthree
4Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas →