Where does “కృష్ణానది” come from?

కృష్ణానది (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.

కృష్ణానది (Telugu): the Krishna river

Definitions

  1. the Krishna river

Ancestry of “కృష్ణానది”, step by step

కృష్ణానది 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 నది

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguనదిA river or stream; A river or stream, which flows...
2Sanskritनदीflowing water; river; name of 2 kinds of metre
3Proto-Indo-IraniannadíHriver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanned-íh₂
5Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kers-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥šnás