Where does “గాయత్రి” come from?

గాయత్రి (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit गायत्री, from Proto-Indo-European geH- — to sing; to cry.

గాయత్రి (Telugu): a kind of tree

Definitions

  1. a kind of tree

Ancestry of “గాయత్రి”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगायत्रीan ancient metre of twenty-four syllables
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangeH-to sing; to cry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European geH- →Every word from Sanskrit गायत्री →