Where does “దుర్గ” come from?

దుర్గ (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit दुर्गा, from Sanskrit गा, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂- — to step.

దుర్గ (Telugu): one name of the goddess Kali or Parvati

Definitions

  1. one name of the goddess Kali or Parvati

Ancestry of “దుర్గ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदुर्गाDurga, a form of Parvati
2Sanskritगाto go, go towards, come, approach; to go after,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit गा →Every word from Sanskrit दुर्गा →