Where does “ధాన్యకోశము” come from?

ధాన్యకోశము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit धान्य, from Sanskrit धाना, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-European dʰoHnéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

ధాన్యకోశము (Telugu): granary

Definitions

  1. granary

Ancestry of “ధాన్యకోశము”, step by step

ధాన్యకోశము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit धान्य

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधान्यcorn, grain; coriander
2Sanskritधानाgrain; corn
3Proto-Indo-IraniandʰaHnáHseed, grain
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰoHnéh₂grain
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via Sanskrit कोश

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकोशcask, vessel for holding liquids, cloud; pail,...
2Sanskritकुश्यतिto embrace, enfold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰoHnéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰaHnáH →