Where does “దిగుబడి” come from?

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

దిగుబడి (Telugu): yield (from crop)

Definitions

  1. yield (from crop)

Ancestry of “దిగుబడి”, step by step

దిగుబడి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu దిగు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguదిగుto descend, get down, alight
2Proto-Dravidian*iẓi-to descend

via Telugu బడి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguబడిA school; Order; Firmness
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *iẓi- →Every word from Telugu దిగు →