Where does “హనువు” come from?

హనువు (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit हनु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰánuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰánuš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénus — cheek; jaw; chin.

హనువు (Telugu): mandible; The jaw, the upper part of the cheek

Definitions

  1. mandible; The jaw, the upper part of the cheek

Ancestry of “హనువు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहनुa jaw; cheek; a particular part of a spearhead
2Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰánuṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰánušjaw; chin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénuscheek; jaw; chin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰánuš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰánuṣ →