Where does “ఇంటావిడ” come from?

ఇంటావిడ (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఆవిడ, from Telugu ఆ, from Proto-Dravidian a- — that, that there.

ఇంటావిడ (Telugu): housewife

Definitions

  1. housewife

Ancestry of “ఇంటావిడ”, step by step

ఇంటావిడ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ఆవిడ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఆవిడshe, that woman: as opposed ఈవిడ
2TeluguAbbreviation of ఆటవెలది; the letter
3Proto-Dravidiana-that, that there

via Telugu ఇంటి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguఇంటిOf or pertaining to ఇల్లు
Every word from Proto-Dravidian a-Every word from Telugu Every word from Telugu ఆవిడ
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