Where does “భూస్వామి” come from?

భూస్వామి (Telugu) comes from Telugu స్వామి, from Sanskrit स्वामिन्, from Sanskrit स्व, from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

భూస్వామి (Telugu): landlord

Definitions

  1. landlord

Ancestry of “భూస్వామి”, step by step

భూస్వామి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu స్వామి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguస్వామిA lord, master, sovereign, owner, proprietor,...
2Sanskritस्वामिन्an owner, proprietor, master, lord or owner of; a...
3Sanskritस्वhis/her own; of self; one's self
4Proto-Indo-Aryanswá
5Proto-Indo-Iranianswáself; reflexive pronoun
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Telugu భూ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguభూOf or pertaining to Earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swáEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá