Where does “అంటుకట్టు” come from?

అంటుకట్టు (Telugu) comes from Telugu అంటు, from Proto-Dravidian *aṇṭṭ- — to adhere, stick.

అంటుకట్టు (Telugu): To put graft of a plant

Definitions

  1. To put graft of a plant

Ancestry of “అంటుకట్టు”, step by step

అంటుకట్టు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu అంటు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఅంటుto touch; to anoint, to smear or rub over with...
2Proto-Dravidian*aṇṭṭ-to adhere, stick

via Telugu కట్టు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకట్టుto tie; to build; tie, bond, band, bandage, knot
2Proto-Dravidian*kaṭ-to tie
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