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Where does “బొగ్గుపులుసు వాయువు” come from?

బొగ్గుపులుసు వాయువు (Telugu) comes from Telugu వాయువు, from Sanskrit वायु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan HwaHyúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwaHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁yu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

బొగ్గుపులుసు వాయువు (Telugu): carbon dioxide

Definitions

  1. carbon dioxide

Ancestry of “బొగ్గుపులుసు వాయువు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguవాయువుair, gas, wind
2Sanskritवायुwind; air; the wind of the body, a vital air
3Proto-Indo-AryanHwaHyúṣ—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHwaHyúšwind, air
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁yu-wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
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