Where does “నది” come from?

నది (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit नदी, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nadíH, from Proto-Indo-European ned-íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

నది (Telugu): A river or stream; A river or stream, which flows...

Definitions

  1. A river or stream; A river or stream, which flows...

Ancestry of “నది”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनदीflowing water; river; name of 2 kinds of metre
2Proto-Indo-IraniannadíHriver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanned-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

Words derived from “నది”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned-íh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nadíH →