Where does “నలుగు” come from?

నలుగు (Telugu) comes from Proto-Dravidian *nāl-nk(k)V.

నలుగు (Telugu): rubbing the body with a paste of green gram &c....

Definitions

  1. rubbing the body with a paste of green gram &c....

Ancestry of “నలుగు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*nāl-nk(k)V

Words derived from “నలుగు

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *nāl-nk(k)V