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Where does “మాజీ-భర్త” come from?

మాజీ-భర్త (Telugu) comes from Telugu భర్త, from Sanskrit भर्ता, from Sanskrit भर्तृ, from Sanskrit भृ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

మాజీ-భర్త (Telugu): ex-husband, former husband

Definitions

  1. ex-husband, former husband

Ancestry of “మాజీ-భర్త”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguభర్తhusband, lord, master
2Sanskritभर्ताhusband
3Sanskritभर्तृhusband; bearer; preserver, nourisher, master
4Sanskritभृto bear, carry, hold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
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