Where does “తెల్లనగు” come from?
తెల్లనగు (Telugu) comes from Telugu అగు, from Telugu ఆ, from Proto-Dravidian a- — that, that there.
తెల్లనగు (Telugu): to become white
Ancestry of “తెల్లనగు”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | అగు | To be, to become, to prove to be |
| 2 | Telugu | ఆ | Abbreviation of ఆటవెలది; the letter |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | a- | that, that there |