Where does “కుజవారము” come from?
కుజవారము (Telugu) comes from Telugu వారము, from Telugu భానువారము, from Sanskrit भानु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰaHnúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHnúš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-nú-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
కుజవారము (Telugu): Tuesday, the day of Mars
Definitions
- Tuesday, the day of Mars
Ancestry of “కుజవారము”, step by step
కుజవారము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Telugu వారము
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | వారము | week |
| 2 | Telugu | భానువారము | Sunday |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भानु | ray of light, light; brightness, splendour;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | bʰaHnúṣ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰaHnúš | ray of light |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-nú-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Sanskrit कुज
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कुज | "born from the earth", i.e. a tree; "the son of... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कु | a pronominal base appearing in kútas, kútra,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कः | nominative masculine singular of किम् |
| 4 | Sanskrit | किम् | used as a particle of interrogation |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kás | who |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |