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Where does “వైష్ణవము” come from?

వైష్ణవము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit वैष्णव, from Sanskrit विष्णु, from Sanskrit विष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

వైష్ణవము (Telugu): Relating or belonging to Vishnu; Vaishnavism : A...

Definitions

  1. Relating or belonging to Vishnu; Vaishnavism : A...

Ancestry of “వైష్ణవము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवैष्णवrelating or belonging to or coming from Vishnu;...
2Sanskritविष्णुVishnu; name of the month चैत्र; name of the...
3Sanskritविषpoison, venom, bane; poisonous; servant,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanwiṣás—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
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