Where does “మీనము” come from?
మీనము (Telugu) comes from Telugu ము, from Telugu గుణము, from Sanskrit गुण, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
మీనము (Telugu): A fish
Ancestry of “మీనము”, step by step
మీనము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Telugu ము
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Telugu | ము | three |
| 2 | Telugu | గుణము | A quality, property, virtue, disposition, temper,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गुण | use; talent; virtue |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Sanskrit मीन
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | मीन | a fish; the sign of the zodiac Pisces; Name of a... |
| 2 | Proto-Dravidian | mīn | fish |