Where does “శిరస్సు” come from?
శిరస్సు (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit शिरस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has, from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
శిరస్సు (Telugu): the head
Ancestry of “శిరస్సు”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | शिरस् | head, skull; the upper end or highest part of... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćŕ̥Has | head, top |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱŕ̥h₂-os | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |