Where does “ఏకదళబీజము” come from?
ఏకదళబీజము (Telugu) comes from Telugu బీజము, from Sanskrit बीज, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bíHȷ́am — seed; semen.
ఏకదళబీజము (Telugu): monocotyledon
Ancestry of “ఏకదళబీజము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | బీజము | a seed; testicle, semen, germ; root, cause |
| 2 | Sanskrit | बीज | seed; semen; grain |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bíHȷ́am | seed; semen |