Where does “బ్రహ్మపుత్ర” come from?

బ్రహ్మపుత్ర (Telugu) comes from Telugu బ్రహ్మ, from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

బ్రహ్మపుత్ర (Telugu): Brahmaputra river

Definitions

  1. Brahmaputra river

Ancestry of “బ్రహ్మపుత్ర”, step by step

బ్రహ్మపుత్ర traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu బ్రహ్మ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguబ్రహ్మBrahma: the first deity of the Hindu triad and...
2Sanskritब्रह्मन्pious effusion or utterance, outpouring of the...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Telugu పుత్ర

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపుత్ర
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ-Every word from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन्Every word from Telugu బ్రహ్మ