Where does “కోలెమ్ము” come from?

కోలెమ్ము (Telugu) comes from Telugu కోల, from Proto-Dravidian *kōl — stick, plough-shaft, staff.

కోలెమ్ము (Telugu): The long bone; The spine or back bone

Definitions

  1. The long bone; The spine or back bone

Ancestry of “కోలెమ్ము”, step by step

కోలెమ్ము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu కోల

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguకోలOf or pertaining to long; a staff, stick
2Proto-Dravidian*kōlstick, plough-shaft, staff

via Telugu ఎమ్ము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఎమ్ము
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kōlEvery word from Telugu కోల
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