Where does “దుమ్ము” come from?

దుమ్ము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit धूम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHmás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

దుమ్ము (Telugu): dust; bone

Definitions

  1. dust; bone

Ancestry of “దుమ్ము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधूमsmoke, vapour, mist
2Proto-Indo-IraniandʰuHmásmist, fog; smoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “దుమ్ము”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHmás →