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Where does “అపశబ్దము” come from?

అపశబ్దము (Telugu) comes from Telugu అప-, from Sanskrit अप, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hapá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hapá, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

అపశబ్దము (Telugu): An ungrammatical word

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  1. An ungrammatical word

Ancestry of “అపశబ్దము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఅప-A prefix used to denote away from, ill, evil
2Sanskritअपaway, off, back; down
3Proto-Indo-AryanHapá—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHapáoff, away, from
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
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