Where does “శిథిలి” come from?

శిథిలి (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit शिथिली, from Sanskrit -ई, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

శిథిలి (Telugu): A white ant

Definitions

  1. A white ant

Ancestry of “శిథిలి”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशिथिलीa kind of tawny-coloured ant
2Sanskrit-ईfeminine suffix; one who does
3Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Sanskrit -ई →Every word from Sanskrit शिथिली →