Where does “తేలించు” come from?

తేలించు (Telugu) comes from Telugu తేలు, from Proto-Dravidian tēḷ — scorpion.

తేలించు (Telugu): To cause to float; To bring up or produce; To...

Definitions

  1. To cause to float; To bring up or produce; To...

Ancestry of “తేలించు”, step by step

తేలించు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu తేలు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguతేలుscorpion; to float
2Proto-Dravidiantēḷscorpion

via Telugu ఇంచు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఇంచుsugarcane; small
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