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Where does “చంద్రిక” come from?

చంద్రిక (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit चन्द्रिका, from Sanskrit चन्द्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan (s)ćandrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)čandrás, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kand- — to glow, shine; to shine, glow.

చంద్రిక (Telugu): moonlight; a pale red tint; illustration, essay,...

Definitions

  1. moonlight; a pale red tint; illustration, essay,...

Ancestry of “చంద్రిక”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचन्द्रिकाmoonlight, moonshine; illumination, splendour
2Sanskritचन्द्रglittering, shining , having the brilliancy or...
3Proto-Indo-Aryan(s)ćandrás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranian(s)čandrás—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kand-to glow, shine; to shine, glow
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