Where does “ఇల్లాలు” come from?

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

ఇల్లాలు (Telugu): A housewife; A wife, an honest woman

Definitions

  1. A housewife; A wife, an honest woman

Ancestry of “ఇల్లాలు”, step by step

ఇల్లాలు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ఆలు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఆలుa woman; a wife
2Urduآلوpotato; plum, prune
3Sanskritआलुकa kind of ebony
4Sanskritआलुan edible root; potato
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHlu-root

via Telugu ఇల్లు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఇల్లుA house
2Proto-Dravidianilhouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHlu- →Every word from Sanskrit आलु →Every word from Sanskrit आलुक →
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