Where does “గణన” come from?
గణన (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit गणन, from Sanskrit गण्, from Sanskrit गृणाति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥náHti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥-né-H-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- — to express approval; praise; to elevate.
గణన (Telugu): counting
Ancestry of “గణన”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | गणन | reckoning, counting, calculation |
| 2 | Sanskrit | गण् | count, calculate |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गृणाति | to call, call out to, invoke; to announce,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥náHti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷr̥-né-H-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerH- | to express approval; praise; to elevate |