Where does “సాధారణ” come from?
సాధారణ (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit साधारण, from Sanskrit स-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sa-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Ancestry of “సాధారణ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | साधारण | common, ordinary; "having or resting on the same... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | स- | with |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *sa- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sa- | together, co- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |