Where does “చంకకాలు” come from?

చంకకాలు (Telugu) comes from Telugu కాలు, from Old Swedish kāl, from Old Norse kál, from Old English cāwel, from Proto-West Germanic *kauli, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

చంకకాలు (Telugu): crutch

Definitions

  1. crutch

Ancestry of “చంకకాలు”, step by step

చంకకాలు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu కాలు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకాలుleg; A foot; to burn
2Old Swedishkāl
3Old Norsekálcabbage, kale
4Old Englishcāwelcolewort
5Proto-West Germanic*kaulicabbage, colewort
6Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
7Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós

via Telugu చంక

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguచంకArmpit: The cavity beneath the junction of the...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulósEvery word from Ancient Greek καυλόςEvery word from Latin caulis