Where does “ఛిద్రము” come from?
ఛిద్రము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit छिद्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sčidrás, from Proto-Indo-European skeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
ఛిద్రము (Telugu): A hole, a slit, a cleft, a perforation
Definitions
- A hole, a slit, a cleft, a perforation
Ancestry of “ఛిద్రము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | छिद्र | torn apart; pierced, containing holes; hole,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sčidrás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skeyd- | to split, to divide |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |