Where does “మద్యము” come from?

మద్యము (Telugu) comes from Telugu ము, from Telugu గుణము, from Sanskrit गुण, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

మద్యము (Telugu): liquor, alcohol, toddy

Definitions

  1. liquor, alcohol, toddy

Ancestry of “మద్యము”, step by step

మద్యము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguముthree
2TeluguగుణముA quality, property, virtue, disposition, temper,...
3Sanskritगुणuse; talent; virtue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Sanskrit मद्य

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमद्यintoxicating, exhilarating, gladdening, lovely;...
2Sanskrit-यsuffix denoting state or origin
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Sanskrit गुण →Every word from Telugu గుణము →