Where does “నవద్వయము” come from?

నవద్వయము (Telugu) comes from Telugu ద్వయము, from Telugu ము, from Telugu గుణము, from Sanskrit गुण, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

నవద్వయము (Telugu): eighteen

Definitions

  1. eighteen

Ancestry of “నవద్వయము”, step by step

నవద్వయము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ద్వయము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguద్వయముtwo; a pair, couple, two fold
2Teluguముthree
3TeluguగుణముA quality, property, virtue, disposition, temper,...
4Sanskritगुणuse; talent; virtue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Telugu నవము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguనవముnine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Sanskrit गुणEvery word from Telugu గుణము