Where does “కృష్ణవేణి” come from?
కృష్ణవేణి (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.
కృష్ణవేణి (Telugu): the Krishna river
Definitions
- the Krishna river
Ancestry of “కృష్ణవేణి”, step by step
కృష్ణవేణి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Telugu కృష్ణ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | కృష్ణ | Krishna, a deity worshiped across many traditions of Hinduism |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कृष्ण | black, dark, dark-blue; black or dark-blue;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kr̥ṣnás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kr̥šnás | black, dark |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥snós | black; dark, dusky |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kers- | black, dirty; run; to run |
via Telugu వేణి
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | వేణి | a plait or braid of hair |