Where does “Teluguland” come from?

Teluguland (English) comes from English Land, from Middle English land, from Old English hland, from Proto-Germanic hlandą, from Proto-Indo-European klān- — liquid, wet ground.

Teluguland (English): The homeland of the Telugu people in the modern states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, India

Definitions

  1. The homeland of the Telugu people in the modern states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, India

Ancestry of “Teluguland”, step by step

Teluguland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLandThe part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water
2Middle EnglishlandAlternative form of lond; urine
3Old Englishhlandurine
4Proto-Germanichlandąurine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklān-liquid, wet ground

via English Telugu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTeluguA member of the people who speak the Telugu...
2TeluguతెలుగుA Telugu speaking man or woman; A Telugu word
3Proto-Dravidiantensouth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlandą →Every word from Old English hland →