Where does “తులారాశి” come from?

తులారాశి (Telugu) comes from Telugu రాశి, from Sanskrit राशि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan rāśíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian rāćíš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian rać-, from Proto-Indo-European reḱ- — to bind.

తులారాశి (Telugu): A constellation of the zodiac, supposedly shaped...

Definitions

  1. A constellation of the zodiac, supposedly shaped...

Ancestry of “తులారాశి”, step by step

తులారాశి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu రాశి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguరాశిA heap, pile; A collection, quantity, multitude,...
2Sanskritराशिa heap, mass, pile, group, multitude, quantity,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanrāśíṣ—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianrāćíš—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianrać-to bind, tie
6Proto-Indo-Europeanreḱ-to bind

via Sanskrit तुला

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतुलाbalance, scales; weight
2Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian rać- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian rāćíš →