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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- the principal door or entrance to a house, the...
Ancestry of “తలవాకిలి”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | వాకిలి | a door, door-way |
| 2 | Telugu | వా | — |
| 3 | Telugu | వాయి | mouth; face; edge of any cutting instrument |
| 4 | Telugu | వాయువు | air, gas, wind |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वायु | wind; air; the wind of the body, a vital air |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | HwaHyúṣ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HwaHyúš | wind, air |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁yu- | wind, air |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |