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Where does “పద్మజ” come from?

పద్మజ (Telugu) comes from Telugu -జ, from Sanskrit ज, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

పద్మజ (Telugu): lotus-born; Epithet of Goddess Lakshmi

Definitions

  1. lotus-born; Epithet of Goddess Lakshmi

Ancestry of “పద్మజ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Telugu-జA suffix, usually feminine used to denote born or...
2Sanskritजborn, begotten. gotten from; produced or caused...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́ás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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