Where does “ఉత్తరముగా” come from?
ఉత్తరముగా (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఉత్తరము, from Sanskrit उत्तर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian útˢtaras, from Proto-Indo-European údteros, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
ఉత్తరముగా (Telugu): northward
Definitions
- northward
Ancestry of “ఉత్తరముగా”, step by step
ఉత్తరముగా traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Telugu ఉత్తరము
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | ఉత్తరము | answer, reply; letter, epistle; command |
| 2 | Sanskrit | उत्तर | upper, higher, superior; better; later,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | útˢtaras | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | údteros | higher, outer |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via Telugu గా
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | గా | an adverbial affix being the infinitive కా of అగు |