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

Definitions

  1. to become white

Ancestry of “తెల్లనగు”, step by step

తెల్లనగు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu అగు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguఅగుTo be, to become, to prove to be
2TeluguఆAbbreviation of ఆటవెలది; the letter
3Proto-Dravidiana-that, that there

via Telugu తెల్లన

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguతెల్లనwhiteness
Every word from Proto-Dravidian a- →Every word from Telugu ఆ →Every word from Telugu అగు →
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