Where does “ఏలించు” come from?

ఏలించు (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఏలు, from Proto-Dravidian *ēẓu.

ఏలించు (Telugu): to cause one to rule

Definitions

  1. to cause one to rule

Ancestry of “ఏలించు”, step by step

ఏలించు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ఏలు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguఏలుTo rule, govern, manage; To enjoy, to master; To...
2Proto-Dravidian*ēẓu—

via Telugu ఇంచు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఇంచుsugarcane; small
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ēẓu →Every word from Telugu ఏలు →