Where does “అప్పుచేయు” come from?

అప్పుచేయు (Telugu) comes from Telugu చేయు, from Proto-Dravidian *key — to do.

అప్పుచేయు (Telugu): to borrow

Definitions

  1. to borrow

Ancestry of “అప్పుచేయు”, step by step

అప్పుచేయు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu చేయు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguచేయుTo do, perform; Placed after a noun referring to...
2Proto-Dravidian*keyto do

via Telugu అప్పు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఅప్పుloan, debt
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *key →Every word from Telugu చేయు →