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Where does “క్రూరముగా” come from?

క్రూరముగా (Telugu) comes from Telugu క్రూరము, from Sanskrit क्रूर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kruHrás, from Proto-Indo-European *kruHrás, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

క్రూరముగా (Telugu): sternly

Definitions

  1. sternly

Ancestry of “క్రూరముగా”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguక్రూరముOf or pertaining to cruelty
2Sanskritक्रूरbloody, raw; wounded, hurt, sore; cruel, harsh,...
3Proto-Indo-IraniankruHrás—
4Proto-Indo-European*kruHrás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
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