Where does “వ్యంగ్యము” come from?
వ్యంగ్యము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit व्यङ्ग्य, from Sanskrit अङ्ग्य, from Sanskrit अङ्ग, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.
వ్యంగ్యము (Telugu): sarcasm, irony, covert expression of contempt;...
Definitions
- sarcasm, irony, covert expression of contempt;...
Ancestry of “వ్యంగ్యము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | व्यङ्ग्य | suggestion, innuendo |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अङ्ग्य | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अङ्ग | a limb of the body; a limb, member; the body |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eng- | curve, bend |