Where does “దీర్ఘనిద్ర” come from?

దీర్ఘనిద్ర (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit दीर्घ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dr̥Hgʰás, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós — long.

దీర్ఘనిద్ర (Telugu): The long sleep, i.e., death

Definitions

  1. The long sleep, i.e., death

Ancestry of “దీర్ఘనిద్ర”, step by step

దీర్ఘనిద్ర traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit दीर्घ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदीर्घlong; lofty, high, tall; deep
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandr̥Hgʰáslong, lengthy
3Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥h₁gʰóslong

via Telugu నిద్ర

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguనిద్రsleep
2Sanskritनिद्राsleep, slumber; to sleep
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*nidráHsleep, slumber
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dr̥Hgʰás →Every word from Sanskrit दीर्घ →