Where does “చంకనాకిపోవు” come from?

చంకనాకిపోవు (Telugu) comes from Telugu పోవు, from Proto-Dravidian pō- — to go.

చంకనాకిపోవు (Telugu): to become useless

Definitions

  1. to become useless

Ancestry of “చంకనాకిపోవు”, step by step

చంకనాకిపోవు traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu పోవు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపోవుto go, proceed
2Proto-Dravidianpō-to go

via Telugu చంక

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguచంకArmpit: The cavity beneath the junction of the...

via Telugu నాకి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguనాకి—
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