Where does “కులీనుడు” come from?

కులీనుడు (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit कुलीन, from Sanskrit -ईन, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -iHnas, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

కులీనుడు (Telugu): noble by birth

Definitions

  1. noble by birth

Ancestry of “కులీనుడు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकुलीनbelonging to the family of; of high or eminent...
2Sanskrit-ईनrelating to
3Proto-Indo-Iranian-iHnas—
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →Every word from Sanskrit -ईन →
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