Where does “ధూమము” come from?

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

ధూమము (Telugu): smoke

Definitions

  1. smoke

Ancestry of “ధూమము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधूमsmoke, vapour, mist
2Proto-Indo-IraniandʰuHmásmist, fog; smoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHmás →
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