Where does “హేతువు” come from?

హేతువు (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit हेतु, from Sanskrit तु, from Sanskrit त्वम्, from Proto-Iranian tuHám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian túH, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

హేతువు (Telugu): cause, reason, ground, motive, object, purpose

Definitions

  1. cause, reason, ground, motive, object, purpose

Ancestry of “హేతువు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहेतु"impulse", motive, cause, cause of, reason for;...
2Sanskritतुpray, I beg, do; but; and
3Sanskritत्वम्you, thou
4Proto-IraniantuHám—
5Proto-Indo-IraniantúHyou, thou
6Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian túH →Every word from Proto-Iranian tuHám →