Where does “నాలుకచేప” come from?

నాలుకచేప (Telugu) comes from Telugu చేప, from Proto-Dravidian *kayVl — fish.

నాలుకచేప (Telugu): the fish called a sole, a species of "Rhombus",...

Definitions

  1. the fish called a sole, a species of "Rhombus",...

Ancestry of “నాలుకచేప”, step by step

నాలుకచేప traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu చేప

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguచేపfish
2Proto-Dravidian*kayVlfish

via Telugu నాలుక

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguనాలుకtongue; a tongue of flame
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kayVlEvery word from Telugu చేప
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