Where does “తాగునీరు” come from?

తాగునీరు (Telugu) comes from Telugu నీరు, from Proto-Dravidian nīr — you; water.

తాగునీరు (Telugu): drinking water

Definitions

  1. drinking water

Ancestry of “తాగునీరు”, step by step

తాగునీరు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu నీరు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguనీరుwater, as in the substance; fluid; slight
2Proto-Dravidiannīryou; water

via Telugu తాగు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguతాగుto drink
Every word from Proto-Dravidian nīr →Every word from Telugu నీరు →