Where does “కుతర్కము” come from?

కుతర్కము (Telugu) comes from Telugu తర్కము, from Sanskrit तर्क, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

కుతర్కము (Telugu): false logic

Definitions

  1. false logic

Ancestry of “కుతర్కము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguతర్కముThe science of reasoning - logic
2Sanskritतर्कconjecture; reasoning, speculation, inquiry;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Sanskrit तर्क →Every word from Telugu తర్కము →
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