Where does “కనకబాహువు” come from?

కనకబాహువు (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit बाहु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan baHźʰúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.

కనకబాహువు (Telugu): Epithet of Lord Shiva

Definitions

  1. Epithet of Lord Shiva

Ancestry of “కనకబాహువు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबाहुthe arm, the fore-arm, the arm between the elbow...
2Proto-Indo-AryanbaHźʰúṣ—
3Proto-Indo-IranianbʰaHȷ́ʰúšarm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan baHźʰúṣ →