Where does “దిగ” come from?

దిగ (Telugu) comes from Telugu దిగు, from Proto-Dravidian *iẓi- — to descend.

దిగ (Telugu): down, downwards

Definitions

  1. down, downwards

Ancestry of “దిగ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguదిగుto descend, get down, alight
2Proto-Dravidian*iẓi-to descend
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *iẓi- →Every word from Telugu దిగు →