Where does “వృషభాద్రి” come from?
వృషభాద్రి (Telugu) comes from Telugu అద్రి, from Sanskrit अद्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hádriṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hádriš, from Proto-Indo-European Hód-ris, from Proto-Indo-European Hond- — stone.
వృషభాద్రి (Telugu): name of one of the seven hills in Tirumala
Definitions
- name of one of the seven hills in Tirumala
Ancestry of “వృషభాద్రి”, step by step
వృషభాద్రి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Telugu అద్రి
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | అద్రి | mountain |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अद्रि | rock, stone; mountain |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hádriṣ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hádriš | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hód-ris | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hond- | stone |
via Sanskrit वृषभ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वृषभ | a bull; the chief, most excellent or eminent,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (w)r̥šabʰás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥sn̥-bʰó-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wérsēn | virile man; male animal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wers- | to rain, drip; to rain, sprinkle |