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Where does “ఉక్షము” come from?

ఉక్షము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit उक्षन्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)ukšā́, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.

ఉక్షము (Telugu): An ox

Definitions

  1. An ox

Ancestry of “ఉక్షము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritउक्षन्bull; ox
2Proto-Indo-Iranian(H)ukšā́bull
3Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—
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