Where does “రక్తబీజము” come from?
రక్తబీజము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit रक्तबीज, from Sanskrit रक्त, from Sanskrit रञ्ज्, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)reg-.
రక్తబీజము (Telugu): the pomegranate
Ancestry of “రక్తబీజము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | रक्तबीज | “blood-seed”; the pomegranate tree. L; Name of a... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | रक्त | red; safflower L; Barringtonia acutangula L |
| 3 | Sanskrit | रञ्ज् | to redden; to dye or color |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)reg- | — |