Where does “ఊపిరిలేని” come from?

ఊపిరిలేని (Telugu) comes from Telugu లేని, from Telugu లేదు, from Telugu లే, from Proto-Dravidian *cil-.

ఊపిరిలేని (Telugu): breathless

Definitions

  1. breathless

Ancestry of “ఊపిరిలేని”, step by step

ఊపిరిలేని traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu లేని

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguలేనిpast participle of లేదు; devoid of
2Teluguలేదుno
3Teluguలేa Telugu letter
4Proto-Dravidian*cil-—

via Telugu ఊపిరి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguఊపిరిBreath, respiration
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cil- →Every word from Telugu లే →Every word from Telugu లేదు →