Where does “దొంగరికము” come from?

దొంగరికము (Telugu) comes from Telugu రకము, from Arabic رَقْم.

దొంగరికము (Telugu): theft

Definitions

  1. theft

Ancestry of “దొంగరికము”, step by step

దొంగరికము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu రకము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguరకముsort, kind, class, style, quality
2Arabicرَقْم—

via Telugu దొంగ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguదొంగThief: One who has carried out a theft
Every word from Arabic رَقْم →Every word from Telugu రకము →