Where does “హయగ్రీవుడు” come from?
హయగ్రీవుడు (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit हयग्रीव, from Sanskrit हय, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰáyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰáyas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.
Ancestry of “హయగ్రీవుడు”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | हयग्रीव | From हय + ग्रीव ‘horse-necked’; N. of a form... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | हय | a horse |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰáyas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰáyas | horse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéyos | horse |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |