Where does “క్రూరజంతువు” come from?

క్రూరజంతువు (Telugu) comes from Telugu జంతువు, from Sanskrit जन्तु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ĵantúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́antúš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

క్రూరజంతువు (Telugu): A wild animal

Definitions

  1. A wild animal

Ancestry of “క్రూరజంతువు”, step by step

క్రూరజంతువు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu జంతువు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguజంతువుbeast, brute, animal
2Sanskritजन्तुchild, offspring; person, creature, living being;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanĵantúṣ—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́antúšoffspring, child; creature, person; tribe, clan
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Sanskrit क्रूर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्रूरbloody, raw; wounded, hurt, sore; cruel, harsh,...
2Proto-Indo-IraniankruHrás—
3Proto-Indo-European*kruHrás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́antúš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ĵantúṣ →