Where does “మేషరాశి” come from?

మేషరాశి (Telugu) comes from Telugu రాశి, from Sanskrit राशि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan rāśíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian rāćíš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian rać-, from Proto-Indo-European reḱ- — to bind.

మేషరాశి (Telugu): Aries, a constellation of the zodiac supposedly...

Definitions

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Ancestry of “మేషరాశి”, step by step

మేషరాశి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu రాశి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguరాశిA heap, pile; A collection, quantity, multitude,...
2Sanskritराशिa heap, mass, pile, group, multitude, quantity,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanrāśíṣ—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianrāćíš—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianrać-to bind, tie
6Proto-Indo-Europeanreḱ-to bind

via Sanskrit मेष

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमेषram, sheep; fleece; anything woollen; the sign of...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmayšásram
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmóysossheep, skin of sheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian rać- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian rāćíš →