Where does “కష్టమైన” come from?
కష్టమైన (Telugu) comes from Telugu కష్టము, from Telugu ము, from Telugu గుణము, from Sanskrit गुण, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
కష్టమైన (Telugu): difficult, toilsome, puzzling
Definitions
- difficult, toilsome, puzzling
Ancestry of “కష్టమైన”, step by step
కష్టమైన traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Telugu కష్టము
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | కష్టము | Difficulty, labour, fatigue, hardship; Hard,... |
| 2 | Telugu | ము | three |
| 3 | Telugu | గుణము | A quality, property, virtue, disposition, temper,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | गुण | use; talent; virtue |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Telugu ఐన
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | ఐన | past participle of అగు |