Where does “చెవిటిమూగ” come from?

చెవిటిమూగ (Telugu) comes from Telugu చెవిటి, 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...

చెవిటిమూగ (Telugu): deaf-mute: a person who is unable to hear or...

Definitions

  1. deaf-mute: a person who is unable to hear or...

Ancestry of “చెవిటిమూగ”, step by step

చెవిటిమూగ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu చెవిటి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguచెవిటిdeaf man; deaf
2Teluguచెవిear; key
3PortugueseChavekey object that opens and closes a lock
4Old Portuguesechavekey
5Latinclāvisa key
6Ancient GreekκλείςSomething used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
7Proto-Hellenicklāwī́ds
8Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

via Telugu మూగ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguమూగdumb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u-Every word from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́dsEvery word from Ancient Greek κλείς