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
- half, a moiety; half, forming a half
Ancestry of “అర్ధము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अर्ध | half, halved, forming a half; the half; one part... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hárdʰas | division, half |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁érdʰ-o-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |