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
Ancestry of “दूरभाष”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | दूर | distant, far, long, remote; distance, remoteness;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | duHrás | distant, far; long, remote |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dweh₂rós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dweh₂- | far; long |
Words derived from “दूरभाष”