Where does “ఛాయాదేవి” come from?
ఛాయాదేవి (Telugu) comes from Telugu దేవి, from Sanskrit देवी, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáywiH, from Proto-Indo-European déywih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
ఛాయాదేవి (Telugu): name of the wife of the Sun
Definitions
- name of the wife of the Sun
Ancestry of “ఛాయాదేవి”, step by step
ఛాయాదేవి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Telugu దేవి
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | దేవి | Devi |
| 2 | Sanskrit | देवी | female deity, goddess |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dáywiH | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | déywih₂ | goddess |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ih₂ | Feminizes athematic nominal stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Telugu ఛాయ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | ఛాయ | shadow |
| 2 | Sanskrit | छाया | shadow; shade; shady place; reflection; shading... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | śćaHyáH | shade, shadow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ | shadow, shade |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |