Where does “త్రిభుజము” come from?

త్రిభుజము (Telugu) comes from Telugu భుజము, from Sanskrit भुज, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰúȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúǰas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

త్రిభుజము (Telugu): triangle

Definitions

  1. triangle

Ancestry of “త్రిభుజము”, step by step

త్రిభుజము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu భుజము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguభుజముshoulder
2Sanskritभुजarm; breast; hand
3Proto-Indo-Aryanbʰúȷ́as—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰúǰasgoat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

via Telugu త్రి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguత్రిthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúǰas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰúȷ́as →