Where does “తలనొప్పి” come from?

తలనొప్పి (Telugu) comes from Telugu తల, from Proto-Dravidian *talay — head.

తలనొప్పి (Telugu): headache

Definitions

  1. headache

Ancestry of “తలనొప్పి”, step by step

తలనొప్పి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu తల

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguతలhead
2Proto-Dravidian*talayhead

via Telugu నొప్పి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguనొప్పిpain
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *talay →Every word from Telugu తల →