Where does “హంసధ్వని” come from?

హంసధ్వని (Telugu) comes from Telugu హంస, from Sanskrit हंस, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰansás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰansás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns — goose.

హంసధ్వని (Telugu): a carnatic raga

Definitions

  1. a carnatic raga

Ancestry of “హంసధ్వని”, step by step

హంసధ్వని traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu హంస

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguహంసSwan: Any of various species of large,...
2Sanskritहंसa goose, gander, swan, flamingo; sometimes a mere...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰansásgoose, swan
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰansásgoose, swan
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₂énsgoose

via Telugu ధ్వని

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguధ్వనిsound
2Sanskritध्वनिsound, echo, noise, voice, tone, tune, thunder;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryandʰwaníṣ—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰwaníš—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwen-make a noise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰansás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰansás →