Where does “Tollywood” come from?
Tollywood (English) comes from English Hollywood, from English Wood, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk- — to fly, flow, run.
Tollywood (English): The Telugu film industry located in Hyderabad, India
Definitions
- The Telugu film industry located in Hyderabad, India
Ancestry of “Tollywood”, step by step
Tollywood traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Hollywood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hollywood | Resembling or relating to the Hollywood movie... |
| 2 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 3 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 4 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 5 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 6 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via English Telugu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Telugu | A member of the people who speak the Telugu... |
| 2 | Telugu | తెలుగు | A Telugu speaking man or woman; A Telugu word |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | ten | south |
via English Tollygunge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tollygunge | — |
| 2 | Bengali | টালিগঞ্জ | — |