Where does “కంటితుడుపు” come from?

కంటితుడుపు (Telugu) comes from Telugu కంటి, from Telugu కన్ను, from Proto-Dravidian kaṇ — eye.

కంటితుడుపు (Telugu): Expressing grief and sympathy without really...

Definitions

  1. Expressing grief and sympathy without really...

Ancestry of “కంటితుడుపు”, step by step

కంటితుడుపు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu కంటి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguకంటిOne who has an eye
2Teluguకన్నుeye
3Proto-Dravidiankaṇeye

via Telugu తుడుపు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguతుడుపు
Every word from Proto-Dravidian kaṇEvery word from Telugu కన్నుEvery word from Telugu కంటి