Where does “హేమంతము” come from?

హేమంతము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit हेमन्त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰaymantás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeyméns, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

హేమంతము (Telugu): the first half of the cold season, winter

Definitions

  1. the first half of the cold season, winter

Ancestry of “హేమంతము”, step by step

హేమంతము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit हेमन्त

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहेमन्तwinter, the cold season
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰaymantás
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeyméns
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

via Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéy-mn̥-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéy-mn̥-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeyménsEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰaymantás