Where does “కృష్ణావతారము” come from?

కృష్ణావతారము (Telugu) comes 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.

కృష్ణావతారము (Telugu): avatar of Krishna

Definitions

avatar of Krishna

Ancestry of “కృష్ణావతారము”, step by step

కృష్ణావతారము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit कृष्ण

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	कृष्ण	black, dark, dark-blue; black or dark-blue;...
2	Proto-Indo-Aryan	kr̥ṣnás	—
3	Proto-Indo-Iranian	kr̥šnás	black, dark
4	Proto-Indo-European	kr̥snós	black; dark, dusky
5	Proto-Indo-European	kers-	black, dirty; run; to run

via Telugu ము

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Telugu	ము	three
2	Telugu	గుణము	A quality, property, virtue, disposition, temper,...
3	Sanskrit	गुण	use; talent; virtue
4	Proto-Indo-European	ger-	to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥šnás →