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
Ancestry of “కులీనుడు”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | कुलीन | belonging to the family of; of high or eminent... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -ईन | relating to |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -iHnas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |