Where does “ఆలు” come from?

ఆలు (Telugu) comes from Urdu آلو, from Sanskrit आलुक, from Sanskrit आलु, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHlu- — root.

ఆలు (Telugu): a woman; a wife

Definitions

  1. a woman; a wife

Ancestry of “ఆలు”, step by step

ఆలు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu آلو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduآلوpotato; plum, prune
2Sanskritआलुकa kind of ebony
3Sanskritआलुan edible root; potato
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHlu-root

via Proto-Dravidian *āḷ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*āḷ

Words derived from “ఆలు

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHlu-Every word from Sanskrit आलुEvery word from Sanskrit आलुक