Where does “త్రిదళము” come from?

త్రిదళము (Telugu) comes from Telugu దళము, from Sanskrit दल, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.

త్రిదళము (Telugu): having three leaves

Definitions

  1. having three leaves

Ancestry of “త్రిదళము”, step by step

త్రిదళము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu దళము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguదళముleaf; flower petal; army
2Sanskritदलpiece; leaf
3Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide

via Telugu త్రి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguత్రిthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit दल →Every word from Telugu దళము →