Where does “నవ్వించు” come from?

నవ్వించు (Telugu) comes from Telugu నవ్వు, from Finnish nak-.

నవ్వించు (Telugu): To make laugh

Definitions

  1. To make laugh

Ancestry of “నవ్వించు”, step by step

నవ్వించు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu నవ్వు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguనవ్వుA laugh, laughter, smile; to laugh
2Finnishnak-—

via Telugu ఇంచు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఇంచుsugarcane; small
Every word from Finnish nak- →Every word from Telugu నవ్వు →