Where does “కామదేవుడు” come from?

కామదేవుడు (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit कामदेव, from Sanskrit काम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.

కామదేవుడు (Telugu): name of the Hindu god of love, Kamadeva

Definitions

  1. name of the Hindu god of love, Kamadeva

Ancestry of “కామదేవుడు”, step by step

కామదేవుడు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit कामदेव

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritकामदेवKamadeva
2Sanskritकामwish, desire, longing; love, affection, object of...
3Proto-Indo-IraniankáHmaswish, desire
4Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂-mo-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish

via Telugu డు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguడు
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas
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