Etymograph

English

Telangana

Telangana comes from Telugu తెలంగాణ, and goes back to Sanskrit त्रिलिङ्ग ‘possessing the three gunas’.

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEत्रिलिङ्ग‘possessing the three gunas’
  2. Telugumodernతెలంగాణtelaṅgāṇa
  3. EnglishtodayTelangana

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEत्रिलिङ्ग‘possessing the three gunas’
  2. Telugumodernతెలంగాణtelaṅgāṇa
  3. EnglishtodayTelangana

Today it means

name A state in south-central India, created in 2014 by separation from Andhra Pradesh. Capital: Hyderabad.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Sanskrit त्रिलिङ्ग / Telangana