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Where does “కాగితంపువ్వు” come from?

కాగితంపువ్వు (Telugu) comes from Telugu పువ్వు, from Dravidian *pū.

కాగితంపువ్వు (Telugu): bougainvillea flower

Definitions

  1. bougainvillea flower

Ancestry of “కాగితంపువ్వు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపువ్వుflower; cataract
2Dravidian*pū—
Every word from Dravidian *pū →