Where does “భద్రకాళి” come from?
భద్రకాళి (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit भद्रकाली, from Sanskrit भद्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰadrás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰn̥d-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰend- — to be happy.
Ancestry of “భద్రకాళి”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | भद्रकाली | Bhadrakali |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भद्र | blessed, auspicious, fortunate, prosperous,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰadrás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰn̥d-ró-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰend- | to be happy |