Where does “వదనము” come from?

వదనము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit वदन, from Sanskrit -अन, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

వదనము (Telugu): face

Definitions

  1. face

Ancestry of “వదనము”, step by step

వదనము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit वदन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवदनmouth, face; speaking, saying
2Sanskrit-अनforms neuter nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via Sanskrit वादन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवादन—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Sanskrit -अन →Every word from Sanskrit वदन →