Where does “తనువు” come from?

తనువు (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit तनू, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tanúHs, from Proto-Indo-European tenuh₂- — body.

తనువు (Telugu): the body

Definitions

  1. the body

Ancestry of “తనువు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतनूbody, person, self; form or manifestation
2Proto-Indo-IraniantanúHsbody, self
3Proto-Indo-Europeantenuh₂-body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenuh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tanúHs →Every word from Sanskrit तनू →