Where does “ఓతువు” come from?
ఓతువు (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit ओतु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háwtuṣ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éw-tu-s, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
ఓతువు (Telugu): A cat
Ancestry of “ఓతువు”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | ओतु | the yarn of a web |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Háwtuṣ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éw-tu-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |