Where does “కేశనాళిక” come from?

కేశనాళిక (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit केश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan káyśas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káyćas ~ gáyćas.

కేశనాళిక (Telugu): capillary

Definitions

  1. capillary

Ancestry of “కేశనాళిక”, step by step

కేశనాళిక traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit केश

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकेशhair; the mane; a kind of perfume
2Proto-Indo-Aryankáyśas—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankáyćas ~ gáyćas—

via Telugu నాళిక

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguనాళికtube
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káyćas ~ gáyćas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan káyśas →Every word from Sanskrit केश →