Where does “వాయుచూషకము” come from?

వాయుచూషకము (Telugu) comes from Telugu వాయు-, from Sanskrit वायु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan HwaHyúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwaHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁yu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

వాయుచూషకము (Telugu): aspirator

Definitions

  1. aspirator

Ancestry of “వాయుచూషకము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguవాయు-A prefix used to denote gas or gaseous
2Sanskritवायुwind; air; the wind of the body, a vital air
3Proto-Indo-AryanHwaHyúṣ—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHwaHyúšwind, air
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁yu-wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁yu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwaHyúš →