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
Ancestry of “శిథిలి”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | शिथिली | a kind of tawny-coloured ant |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -ई | feminine suffix; one who does |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |