Where does “Толливуд” come from?
Толливуд (Tajik) comes from English Tollywood, from English Hollywood, from English Wood, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô — to fly, flow, run.
Ancestry of “Толливуд”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tollywood | The Telugu film industry located in Hyderabad, India |
| 2 | English | Hollywood | Resembling or relating to the Hollywood movie... |
| 3 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 4 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 5 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 6 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 7 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |