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Where does “అర్ధము” come from?

అర్ధము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit अर्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárdʰas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁érdʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

అర్ధము (Telugu): half, a moiety; half, forming a half

Definitions

  1. half, a moiety; half, forming a half

Ancestry of “అర్ధము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअर्धhalf, halved, forming a half; the half; one part...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHárdʰasdivision, half
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁érdʰ-o-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
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