Where does “ఆకారము” come from?

ఆకారము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit आकार, from Sanskrit कार, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

ఆకారము (Telugu): The Name of the Telugu letter ఆ; shape, form

Definitions

  1. The Name of the Telugu letter ఆ; shape, form

Ancestry of “ఆకారము”, step by step

ఆకారము traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit आकार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआकारthe letter 'ā'; appearance; manner
2Sanskritकारgain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Telugu కారము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకారముpungent taste; a caustic substance; spice
2Sanskritक्षारsalt, alkali; sharp, acrid, pungent; caustic,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankseros

via Telugu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguAbbreviation of ఆటవెలది; the letter
2Proto-Dravidiana-that, that there
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit कृEvery word from Sanskrit कार