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Where does “కాసము” come from?

కాసము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit कास, from Sanskrit कक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káćšas, from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- — joint.

కాసము (Telugu): cough

Definitions

  1. cough

Ancestry of “కాసము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकासgoing, motion; cough
2Sanskritकक्षarmpit; a room or apartment or other segregated...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankáćšasarmpit
4Proto-Indo-Europeankoḱs-joint
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