Where does “ఇంధనము” come from?
ఇంధనము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit इन्धन, from Sanskrit इध्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Haydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Haydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.
ఇంధనము (Telugu): fuel; firewood
Ancestry of “ఇంధనము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | इन्धन | kindling, lighting; fuel |
| 2 | Sanskrit | इध् | to kindle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Haydʰ- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Haydʰ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eydʰ- | to ignite; fire |