Where does “శ్వేతము” come from?

శ్వేతము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit श्वेत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwaytás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytós — white; bright; shine.

శ్వేతము (Telugu): white; white, white coloured, fair

Definitions

  1. white; white, white coloured, fair

Ancestry of “శ్వేతము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritश्वेतwhite, bright, dressed in white
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćwaytáswhite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytóswhite; bright; shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwaytás →Every word from Sanskrit श्वेत →