Where does “మద్గువు” come from?

మద్గువు (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit मद्गु, from Proto-Indo-European mesg-ú-s, from Proto-Indo-European mesg- — to dip, sink.

మద్గువు (Telugu): cormorant; A kind of fish

Definitions

  1. cormorant; A kind of fish

Ancestry of “మద్గువు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमद्गुdiver (loon), a kind of waterfowl
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmesg-ú-sdiver bird
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmesg-to dip, sink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mesg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mesg-ú-s →Every word from Sanskrit मद्गु →