Where does “కృష్ణమ్మ” come from?

కృష్ణమ్మ (Telugu) comes from Telugu కృష్ణ, from Sanskrit कृष्ण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kr̥ṣnás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥šnás, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós, from Proto-Indo-European kers- — black, dirty; run; to run.

కృష్ణమ్మ (Telugu): the personification of river Krishna in South India

Definitions

  1. the personification of river Krishna in South India

Ancestry of “కృష్ణమ్మ”, step by step

కృష్ణమ్మ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu కృష్ణ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకృష్ణKrishna, a deity worshiped across many traditions of Hinduism
2Sanskritकृष्णblack, dark, dark-blue; black or dark-blue;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryankr̥ṣnás—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankr̥šnásblack, dark
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥snósblack; dark, dusky
6Proto-Indo-Europeankers-black, dirty; run; to run

via Telugu అమ్మ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఅమ్మmother
2Proto-Dravidianammamother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥šnás →