Where does “మణికర్ణిక” come from?

మణికర్ణిక (Telugu) comes from Telugu మణి, from Sanskrit मणि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maníš, from Proto-Indo-European mon-is, from Proto-Indo-European mon- — man, human being.

మణికర్ణిక (Telugu): one of the bathing ghats along the river Ganges in Varanasi

Definitions

  1. one of the bathing ghats along the river Ganges in Varanasi

Ancestry of “మణికర్ణిక”, step by step

మణికర్ణిక traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu మణి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguమణిstone
2Sanskritमणिjewel, gem, pearl; any ornament or amulet,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanmaníṣ
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmaníš
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmon-isornament, jewel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmon-man, human being

via Telugu కర్ణిక

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకర్ణికan ear-ornament; the middle finger; the pericarp...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mon-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mon-isEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maníš