Where does “వరుణము” come from?

వరుణము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit वरुण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hwárunas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwárunas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wér-u-nos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wer- — broad.

వరుణము (Telugu): water; uranium

Definitions

  1. water; uranium

Ancestry of “వరుణము”, step by step

వరుణము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit वरुण

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवरुणocean; water; sun
2Proto-Indo-AryanHwárunas—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHwárunas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wér-u-nos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wer-broad

via Telugu ము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguముthree
2TeluguగుణముA quality, property, virtue, disposition, temper,...
3Sanskritगुणuse; talent; virtue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wér-u-nos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwárunas →