Where does “ఉపనది” come from?

ఉపనది (Telugu) comes from Telugu నది, from Sanskrit नदी, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nadíH, from Proto-Indo-European ned-íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

ఉపనది (Telugu): tributary of a river

Definitions

  1. tributary of a river

Ancestry of “ఉపనది”, step by step

ఉపనది traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu నది

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguనదిA river or stream; A river or stream, which flows...
2Sanskritनदीflowing water; river; name of 2 kinds of metre
3Proto-Indo-IraniannadíHriver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanned-íh₂
5Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

via Telugu ఉప

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguఉపAlternative form of ఉప-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned-íh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nadíH