Where does “కుప్ర” come from?

కుప్ర (Telugu) comes from Ancient Greek Κύπρος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

కుప్ర (Telugu): (chiefly Biblical, Christian usage) Cyprus

Definitions

  1. (chiefly Biblical, Christian usage) Cyprus

Ancestry of “కుప్ర”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →