Where does “ఉపజాతి” come from?
ఉపజాతి (Telugu) comes from Telugu జాతి, from Sanskrit जाति, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
ఉపజాతి (Telugu): subspecies
Definitions
- subspecies
Ancestry of “ఉపజాతి”, step by step
ఉపజాతి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Telugu జాతి
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | జాతి | species; nation; A kind, rank, sort, class, tribe... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | जाति | birth, production; rebirth; the form of existence... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Telugu ఉప
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | ఉప | Alternative form of ఉప- |