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
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Ancestry of “కీలకము”, step by step
కీలకము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Telugu కీలక
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Telugu | కీలక | the name of a Telugu year |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कीलक | a pin, bolt, wedge; a splint; a kind of tumour |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -क | doer, maker |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *-kas | — |
via Telugu ము
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Telugu | ము | three |
| 2 | Telugu | గుణము | A quality, property, virtue, disposition, temper,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गुण | use; talent; virtue |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |