Where does “చెవినొప్పి” come from?

చెవినొప్పి (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...

చెవినొప్పి (Telugu): earache

Definitions

  1. earache

Ancestry of “చెవినొప్పి”, step by step

చెవినొప్పి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu చెవి

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

via Telugu నొప్పి

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