Where does “వర్ష ఋతువు” come from?
వర్ష ఋతువు (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఋతువు, from Sanskrit ऋतु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hr̥túš, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ér-tus ~ h₂r̥-téw-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
వర్ష ఋతువు (Telugu): rainy season
Definitions
- rainy season
Ancestry of “వర్ష ఋతువు”, step by step
వర్ష ఋతువు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Telugu ఋతువు
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | ఋతువు | season |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ऋतु | any settled point of time, fixed time, time... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hr̥túš | fixed point of time, period, epoch; fixed order,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ér-tus ~ h₂r̥-téw-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Sanskrit वर्ष
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वर्ष | rain, raining, a shower; the rains, rainy season;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wers-ó-m | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wers- | to rain |