Where does “అధ్యాయము” come from?
అధ్యాయము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit अध्याय, from Sanskrit अधि, from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.
అధ్యాయము (Telugu): A chapter, a section
Ancestry of “అధ్యాయము”, step by step
అధ్యాయము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit अध्याय
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अध्याय | lesson, lecture; chapter, reading; the time for a... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अधि | over, above |
| 3 | Sanskrit | इ | to go |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éy- | he, this |
via Telugu ము
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Telugu | ము | three |
| 2 | Telugu | గుణము | A quality, property, virtue, disposition, temper,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गुण | use; talent; virtue |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |