Where does “నిద్రలేపు” come from?

నిద్రలేపు (Telugu) comes from Telugu నిద్ర, from Sanskrit निद्रा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nidráH — sleep, slumber.

నిద్రలేపు (Telugu): to awaken from sleep

Definitions

  1. to awaken from sleep

Ancestry of “నిద్రలేపు”, step by step

నిద్రలేపు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu నిద్ర

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguనిద్రsleep
2Sanskritनिद्राsleep, slumber; to sleep
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*nidráHsleep, slumber

via Telugu లేపు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguలేపుTo cause to rise, to raise; To arouse from sleep
2TeluguలేచుTo rise, get up, arise; To rise from sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nidráH →Every word from Sanskrit निद्रा →Every word from Telugu నిద్ర →