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Where does “మదిరాక్షి” come from?

మదిరాక్షి (Telugu) comes from Telugu అక్షి, from Sanskrit अक्षि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hákṣi, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hákši, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷih₁, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

మదిరాక్షి (Telugu): wanton-eyed girl, giddy woman

Definitions

  1. wanton-eyed girl, giddy woman

Ancestry of “మదిరాక్షి”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఅక్షిeye
2Sanskritअक्षिeye; the number two; the sun and moon
3Proto-Indo-AryanHákṣi—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHákšieye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷih₁nominative/vocative/accusative dual of *h₃ókʷs
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
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