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Where does “విద్యాదేవి” come from?

విద్యాదేవి (Telugu) comes from Telugu దేవి, from Sanskrit देवी, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáywiH, from Proto-Indo-European déywih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

విద్యాదేవి (Telugu): Name of Saraswati, Hindu goddess of knowledge and...

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  1. Name of Saraswati, Hindu goddess of knowledge and...

Ancestry of “విద్యాదేవి”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguదేవి—
2Sanskritदेवीfemale deity, goddess
3Proto-Indo-IraniandáywiH—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéywih₂goddess
5Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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