Where does “కుబ్జము” come from?
కుబ్జము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit कुब्ज, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kubȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.
కుబ్జము (Telugu): humpbacked, deformed
Ancestry of “కుబ్జము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | कुब्ज | humpbacked; a kind of curved sword; a kind of... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kubȷ́ás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |