Where does “మాయాదేవి” come from?

మాయాదేవి (Telugu) comes from Telugu దేవి, from Sanskrit देवी, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáywiH, from Proto-Indo-European déywih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

మాయాదేవి (Telugu): Nature, regarded as a goddess; Name of the mother...

Definitions

  1. Nature, regarded as a goddess; Name of the mother...

Ancestry of “మాయాదేవి”, step by step

మాయాదేవి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu దేవి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguదేవిDevi
2Sanskritदेवीfemale deity, goddess
3Proto-Indo-IraniandáywiH
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéywih₂goddess
5Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Sanskrit माया

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमायाart, wisdom, inhuman or supernatural power;...
2Sanskritमाdon't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...
3Proto-IranianmáH
4Proto-Indo-IranianmaHdo not; prohibitive particle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂Every word from Proto-Indo-European déywih₂
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