Where does “దెబ్బలుతిను” come from?

దెబ్బలుతిను (Telugu) comes from Telugu తిను, from Proto-Dravidian *tiHn — to eat.

దెబ్బలుతిను (Telugu): to suffer blows; to be beaten

Definitions

  1. to suffer blows; to be beaten

Ancestry of “దెబ్బలుతిను”, step by step

దెబ్బలుతిను traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu తిను

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguతినుto eat; To suffer or undergo
2Proto-Dravidian*tiHnto eat

via Telugu దెబ్బలు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguదెబ్బలుplural of దెబ్బ; blows
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *tiHnEvery word from Telugu తిను