Where does “గణపతిపూజ” come from?
గణపతిపూజ (Telugu) comes from Telugu పూజ, from Sanskrit पूजा, from Sanskrit पूज्, from Hindi पच, from Hindi पेच, from Persian پیچ, from Armenian բիճ, from Middle Armenian բիճ — bastard, illegitimate child.
గణపతిపూజ (Telugu): worship of the God Ganapati
Definitions
- worship of the God Ganapati
Ancestry of “గణపతిపూజ”, step by step
గణపతిపూజ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Telugu పూజ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | పూజ | worship, reverence, respect, veneration,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पूजा | worship; veneration; adoration of a god |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पूज् | to worship, revere, honor, respect, regard |
| 4 | Hindi | पच | — |
| 5 | Hindi | पेच | screw; an intricate matter |
| 6 | Persian | پیچ | curve, curvature; twist, curl; screw |
| 7 | Armenian | բիճ | bastard, illegitimate child |
| 8 | Middle Armenian | բիճ | bastard, illegitimate child |
via Telugu గణపతి
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | గణపతి | a name of the god Ganesha |
| 2 | Sanskrit | गणपति | the leader of a troop or gang or horde |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गण | a flock, troop, multitude, number, tribe, series,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | गण् | count, calculate |
| 5 | Sanskrit | गृणाति | to call, call out to, invoke; to announce,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥náHti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷr̥-né-H-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerH- | to express approval; praise; to elevate |