Where does “వ్యర్థము” come from?
వ్యర్థము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit व्यर्थ, from Sanskrit अर्थ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hártʰam, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ert-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
వ్యర్థము (Telugu): useless, vain
Ancestry of “వ్యర్థము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | व्यर्थ | useless, unavailing, unprofitable, vain; deprived... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अर्थ | aim, purpose, meaning; advantage; profit |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hártʰam | affair, occurrence; object, thing; purpose |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ert- | earth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |