Where does “దొండకాయ” come from?
దొండకాయ (Telugu) comes from Telugu కాయ, from Proto-Dravidian kāy — fruit.
దొండకాయ (Telugu): the unripe fruit of the ivy gourd, coccinia...
Definitions
- the unripe fruit of the ivy gourd, coccinia...
Ancestry of “దొండకాయ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | కాయ | unripe fruit; Anything round, as the head |
| 2 | Proto-Dravidian | kāy | fruit |