Where does “విజయదశమి” come from?

విజయదశమి (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit विजय, from Sanskrit जय, from Sanskrit कर्ता, from Sanskrit कर्तृ, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

విజయదశమి (Telugu): The tenth day of the month Asvayuja, being the...

Definitions

  1. The tenth day of the month Asvayuja, being the...

Ancestry of “విజయదశమి”, step by step

విజయదశమి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit विजय

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविजयcontest for victory, conquest, triumph,...
2Sanskritजयconquest, victory, triumph, winning, being...
3Sanskritकर्ताnominative singular of कर्तृ
4Sanskritकर्तृmaker; doer; agent; author one who does, makes, or acts
5Sanskritकृto make
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Telugu దశమి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguదశమిThe tenth day of lunar fortnight
2Sanskritदशमीtenth day in a lunar fortnight; tenth
3Sanskritदशमtenth
4Indo-Iranian*daćamás
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit कृEvery word from Sanskrit कर्तृ