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Where does “శేషశైలము” come from?

శేషశైలము (Telugu) comes from Telugu శైలము, from Sanskrit शैल, from Sanskrit शिला, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćHláH.

Ancestry of “శేషశైలము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguశైలముmountain; silicon
2Sanskritशैल—
3Sanskritशिलाstone, rock, crag; red arsenic; camphor
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćHláH—
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