Where does “ధేనుక” come from?
ధేనుక (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit धेनुका, from Sanskrit धन, from Sanskrit धन्, from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- — to set in motion; to flow.
ధేనుక (Telugu): milch cow
Ancestry of “ధేనుక”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | धेनुका | milch cow, cow; any female animal; a vein which... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | धन | the prize of a contest; booty; contest, strife;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | धन् | cl.1 P. धनति, to sound L; cl.3 P. दधन्ति. to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰenh₂- | to set in motion; to flow |