Where does “వధూవరులు” come from?
వధూవరులు (Telugu) comes from Telugu వధువు, from Sanskrit वधू, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wadʰúHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wadʰúHs, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ-úHs, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
వధూవరులు (Telugu): bride and bridegroom
Definitions
- bride and bridegroom
Ancestry of “వధూవరులు”, step by step
వధూవరులు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Telugu వధువు
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | వధువు | bride |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वधू | a bride or newly-married woman, young wife,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wadʰúHs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wadʰúHs | bride |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ-úHs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |
via Telugu వరుడు
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | వరుడు | An excellent man; One who chooses or selects; A... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |