Where does “కంఠీరవము” come from?
కంఠీరవము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit कण्ठीरव, from Sanskrit कण्ठ, from Proto-Dravidian *kaẓuntt-.
కంఠీరవము (Telugu): lion
Ancestry of “కంఠీరవము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | कण्ठीरव | ‘roaring from the throat’; a lion; an elephant in... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कण्ठ | throat, neck; the narrowest part of something;... |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | *kaẓuntt- | — |