Where does “పంచలోహాలు” come from?

పంచలోహాలు (Telugu) comes from Telugu లోహాలు, from Telugu లోహం, from Telugu లోహము, from Sanskrit लोह, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrawdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

పంచలోహాలు (Telugu): The five kinds of metals

Definitions

  1. The five kinds of metals

Ancestry of “పంచలోహాలు”, step by step

పంచలోహాలు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu లోహాలు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguలోహాలుplural of లోహం
2TeluguలోహంAlternative form of లోహము
3TeluguలోహముMetal: Any of a number of chemical elements in...
4Sanskritलोहred, reddish, copper-coloured; made of copper;...
5Proto-Indo-IranianHrawdʰásred metal, copper, brass
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Telugu పంచ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguపంచOf or pertaining to అయిదు
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrawdʰás
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