Where does “అధరమధువు” come from?
అధరమధువు (Telugu) comes from Telugu అధరము, from Sanskrit अधर, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hadʰáras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hadʰáras, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥dʰ-ér-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥dʰér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥dʰí, from Proto-Indo-European dʰe — to do, put, place.
అధరమధువు (Telugu): the honey of the lip
Ancestry of “అధరమధువు”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | అధరము | lip, lower lip; low, lower, inferior |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अधर | low; tending downwards; lower, inferior, vile;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hadʰáras | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hadʰáras | low; inferior |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥dʰ-ér-o-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥dʰér | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥dʰí | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰe | Locative particle, where |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |