Where does “నాళములేని” come from?

నాళములేని (Telugu) comes from Telugu లేని, from Telugu లేదు, from Telugu లే, from Proto-Dravidian *cil-.

నాళములేని (Telugu): ductless

Definitions

  1. ductless

Ancestry of “నాళములేని”, step by step

నాళములేని traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu లేని

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguలేనిpast participle of లేదు; devoid of
2Teluguలేదుno
3Teluguలేa Telugu letter
4Proto-Dravidian*cil-—

via Telugu నాళము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguనాళముA tube, a hollow or tubular stalk, as the stalk...
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