Where does “తెలంగాణ” come from?

తెలంగాణ (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit त्रिलिङ्ग, from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Ancestry of “తెలంగాణ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritत्रिलिङ्गTrilinga Kshetras
2Sanskritत्रिthree
3Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
4Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “తెలంగాణ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas →