Where does “భూకంపము” come from?

భూకంపము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit भूकम्प, from Sanskrit कम्प, from Sanskrit कम्प्, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

భూకంపము (Telugu): earthquake

Definitions

  1. earthquake

Ancestry of “భూకంపము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभूकम्पan earthquake
2Sanskritकम्पtrembling motion, tremor, shaking; an earthquake;...
3Sanskritकम्प्to tremble, shake; to cause to tremble or shake;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Sanskrit कम्प् →Every word from Sanskrit कम्प →