Where does “అరణ్యము” come from?

అరణ్యము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit अरण्य, from Sanskrit अरण, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

అరణ్యము (Telugu): forest

Definitions

  1. forest

Ancestry of “అరణ్యము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअरण्यa foreign or a distant land; forest, wilderness;...
2Sanskritअरणstrange, foreign; distant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Sanskrit अरण →Every word from Sanskrit अरण्य →