Where does “wootz” come from?
wootz (English) comes from Telugu ఉక్కు — Steel, a metal alloy of mostly iron plus carbon;...
wootz (English): A famous type of steel from India, much admired...
Definitions
- A famous type of steel from India, much admired...
Ancestry of “wootz”, step by step
wootz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Telugu ఉక్కు
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | ఉక్కు | Steel, a metal alloy of mostly iron plus carbon;... |
via Kannada ಉಕ್ಕು
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kannada | ಉಕ್ಕು | — |