Where does “తేలాడు” come from?
తేలాడు (Telugu) comes from Telugu తేలు, from Proto-Dravidian tēḷ — scorpion.
తేలాడు (Telugu): To float
Ancestry of “తేలాడు”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | తేలు | scorpion; to float |
| 2 | Proto-Dravidian | tēḷ | scorpion |