Where does “గోత్రము” come from?

గోత్రము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit गोत्र, from Sanskrit तर, from Sanskrit तॄ, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

గోత్రము (Telugu): a family, tribe or lineage

Definitions

  1. a family, tribe or lineage

Ancestry of “గోత్రము”, step by step

గోత్రము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit गोत्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगोत्रprotection or shelter for cows, cow-pen,...
2SanskritतरCrossing
3Sanskritतॄto pass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂-Every word from Sanskrit तॄEvery word from Sanskrit तर
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