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Where does “తలవాకిలి” come from?

తలవాకిలి (Telugu) comes from Telugu వాకిలి, from Telugu వా, from Telugu వాయి, from Telugu వాయువు, from Sanskrit वायु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan HwaHyúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwaHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁yu- — to blow.

తలవాకిలి (Telugu): the principal door or entrance to a house, the...

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  1. the principal door or entrance to a house, the...

Ancestry of “తలవాకిలి”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguవాకిలిa door, door-way
2Teluguవా—
3Teluguవాయిmouth; face; edge of any cutting instrument
4Teluguవాయువుair, gas, wind
5Sanskritवायुwind; air; the wind of the body, a vital air
6Proto-Indo-AryanHwaHyúṣ—
7Proto-Indo-IranianHwaHyúšwind, air
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁yu-wind, air
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
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