Where does “అపకీర్తి” come from?
అపకీర్తి (Telugu) comes from Telugu అప, from Sanskrit हरण, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀡, from Sanskrit हरिण, from Sanskrit हरि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárHiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
అపకీర్తి (Telugu): infamy, ill-fame, ill-name, disgrace
Definitions
- infamy, ill-fame, ill-name, disgrace
Ancestry of “అపకీర్తి”, step by step
అపకీర్తి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Telugu అప
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | అప | Alternative form of అప-; ill, evil |
| 2 | Sanskrit | हरण | abduction |
| 3 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀡 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | हरिण | deer |
| 5 | Sanskrit | हरि | to be yellow or green; fawn-coloured; reddish... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰárHiṣ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰárHiš | green, yellow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |