Where does “యమునానది” come from?

యమునానది (Telugu) comes from Telugu నది, from Sanskrit नदी, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nadíH, from Proto-Indo-European ned-íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

యమునానది (Telugu): name of the river Yamuna

Definitions

  1. name of the river Yamuna

Ancestry of “యమునానది”, step by step

యమునానది traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu నది

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguనదిA river or stream; A river or stream, which flows...
2Sanskritनदीflowing water; river; name of 2 kinds of metre
3Proto-Indo-IraniannadíHriver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanned-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

via Telugu యమున

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguయమునThe river Yamuna
2Sanskritयमुनाthe river Yamuna
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned-íh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nadíH →