Where does “లతాకస్తూరి” come from?

లతాకస్తూరి (Telugu) comes from Telugu లత, from Sanskrit लता, from Proto-Indo-European lenteh₂, from Proto-Indo-European lent- — tree with supple branches; supple; bendsome,...

లతాకస్తూరి (Telugu): a kind of ladyfinger plant Abelmoschus moschatus

Definitions

  1. a kind of ladyfinger plant Abelmoschus moschatus

Ancestry of “లతాకస్తూరి”, step by step

లతాకస్తూరి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu లత

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguలతA creeper plant - vine; A branch
2Sanskritलताa creeper, any creeping or winding plant or...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlenteh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlent-tree with supple branches; supple; bendsome,...

via Telugu కస్తూరి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకస్తూరిmusk; black spot or line on the forehead, formed...
2Sanskritकस्तूरीmusk; castoreum
3Proto-Indo-Europeankestor-musk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenteh₂ →Every word from Sanskrit लता →