Where does “చిక్కుడుకాయ” come from?
చిక్కుడుకాయ (Telugu) comes from Telugu కాయ, from Proto-Dravidian kāy — fruit.
చిక్కుడుకాయ (Telugu): The pod of the bean "Lablab purpureus"
Definitions
- The pod of the bean "Lablab purpureus"
Ancestry of “చిక్కుడుకాయ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | కాయ | unripe fruit; Anything round, as the head |
| 2 | Proto-Dravidian | kāy | fruit |