Where does “అంటువ్యాధి” come from?

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

అంటువ్యాధి (Telugu): contagious disease

Definitions

  1. contagious disease

Ancestry of “అంటువ్యాధి”, step by step

అంటువ్యాధి 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 వ్యాధి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguవ్యాధిAn abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant...
2Sanskritव्याधिdisease; disorder; illness; plague; sorrow; etc
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