Where does “తలపెట్టు” come from?

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

తలపెట్టు (Telugu): to endeavour, take into one's head, to begin or commence

Definitions

  1. to endeavour, take into one's head, to begin or commence

Ancestry of “తలపెట్టు”, step by step

తలపెట్టు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu తల

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguతలhead
2Proto-Dravidian*talayhead

via Telugu పెట్టు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపెట్టుto put; to lay; to give
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *talay →Every word from Telugu తల →