Where does “ఛందస్సు” come from?

ఛందస్సు (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit छन्दस्, from Sanskrit छन्द्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śćand-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćand-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.

ఛందస్సు (Telugu): Prosody or metrical arrangement; metre

Definitions

Prosody or metrical arrangement; metre

Ancestry of “ఛందస్సు”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	छन्दस्	desire, longing for, yearning, will; intention,...
2	Sanskrit	छन्द्	to seem, appear, be considered as
3	Proto-Indo-Aryan	*śćand-	—
4	Proto-Indo-Iranian	*śćand-	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	sḱend-	to jump up, ascend

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćand- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śćand- →