Where does “తలయెత్తుకొను” come from?

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

తలయెత్తుకొను (Telugu): to rise the head

Definitions

  1. to rise the head

Ancestry of “తలయెత్తుకొను”, step by step

తలయెత్తుకొను traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu తల

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguతలhead
2Proto-Dravidian*talayhead

via Telugu ఎత్తుకొను

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