Where does “శోకము” come from?
శోకము (Telugu) comes from Telugu ము, from Telugu గుణము, from Sanskrit गुण, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
శోకము (Telugu): grief, sorrow
Ancestry of “శోకము”, step by step
శోకము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Telugu ము
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Telugu | ము | three |
| 2 | Telugu | గుణము | A quality, property, virtue, disposition, temper,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गुण | use; talent; virtue |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Sanskrit शोक
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | शोक | flame, glow, heat, burning; sorrow, affliction,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | śṓcati | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |