Where does “చావుదెబ్బ” come from?

చావుదెబ్బ (Telugu) comes from Telugu చావు, from Proto-Dravidian *caH- — to die.

చావుదెబ్బ (Telugu): a fatal blow

Definitions

  1. a fatal blow

Ancestry of “చావుదెబ్బ”, step by step

చావుదెబ్బ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu చావు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguచావుdeath: the cessation of life and all associated...
2Proto-Dravidian*caH-to die

via Telugu దెబ్బ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguదెబ్బA blow, a stroke
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *caH-Every word from Telugu చావు