Where does “दूरभाष” come from?

दूरभाष (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit दूर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian duHrás, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂rós, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- — far; long.

दूरभाष (Sanskrit): telephone

Definitions

  1. telephone

Ancestry of “दूरभाष”, step by step

दूरभाष traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit दूर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदूरdistant, far, long, remote; distance, remoteness;...
2Proto-Indo-IranianduHrásdistant, far; long, remote
3Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂róslong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long

via Sanskrit भाष

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभाष—

Words derived from “दूरभाष”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂rós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian duHrás →