Where does “గంధమృగము” come from?

గంధమృగము (Telugu) comes from Telugu ము, from Telugu గుణము, from Sanskrit गुण, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

గంధమృగము (Telugu): the musk deer

Definitions

  1. the musk deer

Ancestry of “గంధమృగము”, step by step

గంధమృగము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguముthree
2TeluguగుణముA quality, property, virtue, disposition, temper,...
3Sanskritगुणuse; talent; virtue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Sanskrit गन्धमृग

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगन्धमृगthe musk deer; the civet cat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Sanskrit गुणEvery word from Telugu గుణము