Where does “బీజకోశము” come from?
బీజకోశము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit बीज, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bíHȷ́am — seed; semen.
బీజకోశము (Telugu): ovary
Ancestry of “బీజకోశము”, step by step
బీజకోశము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit बीज
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | बीज | seed; semen; grain |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bíHȷ́am | seed; semen |
via Telugu కోశము
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Telugu | కోశము | sheath, scabbard, case, cover; egg; closed shell... |
| 2 | Telugu | -ము | The suffix of the first case in some neuter... |