Where does “తప్పకాయ” come from?

తప్పకాయ (Telugu) comes from Telugu కాయ, from Proto-Dravidian kāy — fruit.

తప్పకాయ (Telugu): a fruit without any seed formed in it

Definitions

  1. a fruit without any seed formed in it

Ancestry of “తప్పకాయ”, step by step

తప్పకాయ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu కాయ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకాయunripe fruit; Anything round, as the head
2Proto-Dravidiankāyfruit

via Telugu తప్ప

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguతప్పsave, but, except, unless, without
2Teluguతప్పుAn error, fault, mistake, offence; To err, fail,...
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