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Where does “గోరుచుట్టు” come from?

గోరుచుట్టు (Telugu) comes from Telugu గోరు, from Proto-Dravidian ukir, from Proto-Austronesian *bukij.

గోరుచుట్టు (Telugu): whitlow

Definitions

  1. whitlow

Ancestry of “గోరుచుట్టు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguగోరుnail; claw; slight, little
2Proto-Dravidianukirfingernail
3Proto-Austronesian*bukij—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *bukij →