Where does “కంఠ్య” come from?

కంఠ్య (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit कण्ठ्य, from Sanskrit कण्ठ, from Proto-Dravidian *kaẓuntt- — neck.

కంఠ్య (Telugu): velar

Definitions

  1. velar

Ancestry of “కంఠ్య”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकण्ठ्यbeing at or in the throat; suitable to the...
2Sanskritकण्ठthroat, neck; the narrowest part of something;...
3Proto-Dravidian*kaẓuntt-neck
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kaẓuntt- →Every word from Sanskrit कण्ठ →Every word from Sanskrit कण्ठ्य →