Where does “నీలిమందు” come from?

నీలిమందు (Telugu) comes from Telugu మందు, from Proto-Dravidian *maruntu — medicine.

నీలిమందు (Telugu): An indigo-colored dye obtained from certain...

Definitions

  1. An indigo-colored dye obtained from certain...

Ancestry of “నీలిమందు”, step by step

నీలిమందు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu మందు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguమందుMedicine, physic, a drug; An antidote; An...
2Proto-Dravidian*maruntumedicine

via Telugu నీలి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguనీలిAn indigo plant, such as from species in genera...
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