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Where does “కీలకము” come from?

కీలకము (Telugu) comes from Telugu కీలక, from Sanskrit कीलक, from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.

కీలకము (Telugu): A master spell: the key to a puzzle or rule

Definitions

  1. A master spell: the key to a puzzle or rule

Ancestry of “కీలకము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకీలక—
2Sanskritकीलकa pin, bolt, wedge; a splint; a kind of tumour
3Sanskrit-कdoer, maker
4Proto-Indo-Aryan*-kas—
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