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Where does “చెవిటి” come from?

చెవిటి (Telugu) comes from Telugu చెవి, from Portuguese Chave, from Old Portuguese chave, from Latin clāvis, from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

చెవిటి (Telugu): deaf man; deaf

Definitions

  1. deaf man; deaf

Ancestry of “చెవిటి”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguచెవిear; key
2PortugueseChave—
3Old Portuguesechavekey
4Latinclāvis—
5Ancient GreekκλείςSomething used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
6Proto-Hellenicklāwī́ds—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

Words derived from “చెవిటి”

  • చెవిటిమూగ
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