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Where does “శెట్టిపేట” come from?

శెట్టిపేట (Telugu) comes from Telugu శెట్టి, from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठिन्, from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćráyHištʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ištʰas, from Proto-Indo-European -istHos, from Proto-Indo-European -yōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yoss.

Ancestry of “శెట్టిపేట”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguశెట్టిmerchant
2Sanskritश्रेष्ठिन्—
3Sanskritश्रेष्ठmost beautiful, most splendid; best, chief, most...
4Proto-Indo-IranianćráyHištʰassuperlative degree of *ćriHrás : most beautiful;...
5Proto-Indo-Iranian-ištʰassuperlative adjectival suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-istHos—
7Proto-Indo-European-yōsForms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or...
8Proto-Indo-European-yoss—
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