Where does “దర్భ” come from?

దర్భ (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit दर्भ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan darbʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian darbʰás, from Proto-Indo-European derbʰ- — to spin, to twist.

దర్భ (Telugu): The sacred grass

Definitions

  1. The sacred grass

Ancestry of “దర్భ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदर्भa tuft or bunch of grass RV. i, 191, 3 AV. &c;...
2Proto-Indo-Aryandarbʰás—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandarbʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanderbʰ-to spin, to twist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European derbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian darbʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan darbʰás →