Where does “కూరగాయలు” come from?

కూరగాయలు (Telugu) comes from Telugu కాయ, from Proto-Dravidian kāy — fruit.

కూరగాయలు (Telugu): vegetables

Definitions

  1. vegetables

Ancestry of “కూరగాయలు”, step by step

కూరగాయలు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu కాయ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకాయunripe fruit; Anything round, as the head
2Proto-Dravidiankāyfruit

via Telugu కూర

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకూరcurry
Every word from Proto-Dravidian kāy →Every word from Telugu కాయ →