Where does “కీటకము” come from?
కీటకము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit कीटक, from Sanskrit कीट, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kirtás.
కీటకము (Telugu): A worm, an insect
Ancestry of “కీటకము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | कीटक | A worm, an insect |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कीट | a worm, insect |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kirtás | — |