Where does “ఎనమందుము” come from?

ఎనమందుము (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఎనిమిది, from Proto-Dravidian *eṇ.

ఎనమందుము (Telugu): The measure of eight bushels

Definitions

  1. The measure of eight bushels

Ancestry of “ఎనమందుము”, step by step

ఎనమందుము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ఎనిమిది

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఎనిమిది8; eight
2Proto-Dravidian*eṇ—

via Telugu తూము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguతూముThe Indian bushel, equal to four Kunchams, i.e.,...
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