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Where does “మోహంబు” come from?

మోహంబు (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit मोह, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máwǰʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mawǰʰ- ~ mawgʰ- — to err, to be foolish, to deviate.

మోహంబు (Telugu): love, lust, passion, sexual appetite or craving

Definitions

  1. love, lust, passion, sexual appetite or craving

Ancestry of “మోహంబు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमोहloss of consciousness, bewilderment, perplexity,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmáwǰʰas—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmawǰʰ- ~ mawgʰ-to err, to be foolish, to deviate
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mawǰʰ- ~ mawgʰ- →