Where does “భానుడు” come from?
భానుడు (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit भानु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰaHnúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHnúš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-nú-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
భానుడు (Telugu): Sun
Ancestry of “భానుడు”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | भानु | ray of light, light; brightness, splendour;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | bʰaHnúṣ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰaHnúš | ray of light |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-nú-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |