Where does “స్నేహ” come from?
స్నేహ (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit स्नेह, from Proto-Indo-Aryan snáyźʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian snáyǰʰas, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.
Ancestry of “స్నేహ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | स्नेह | oiliness, unctuousness, fattiness, greasiness,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | snáyźʰas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | snáyǰʰas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | snóygʷʰos | snow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sneygʷʰ- | to snow |