Where does “ఉప్పునీరు” come from?

ఉప్పునీరు (Telugu) comes from Telugu నీరు, from Proto-Dravidian nīr — you; water.

ఉప్పునీరు (Telugu): salt water - any water containing dissolved salt;...

Definitions

  1. salt water - any water containing dissolved salt;...

Ancestry of “ఉప్పునీరు”, step by step

ఉప్పునీరు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu నీరు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguనీరుwater, as in the substance; fluid; slight
2Proto-Dravidiannīryou; water

via Telugu ఉప్పు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఉప్పుsalt
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