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Where does “హిరణ్యము” come from?

హిరణ్యము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit हिरण्य, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃enyom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

హిరణ్యము (Telugu): gold; money, wealth; cowry

Definitions

  1. gold; money, wealth; cowry

Ancestry of “హిరణ్యము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहिरण्यgold; any vessel or ornament made of gold; a gold...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰr̥Hanyam—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰr̥Hanyamgold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃enyom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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