Where does “నోరులేని” come from?

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

నోరులేని (Telugu): mouthless, having no mouth; speechless

Definitions

  1. mouthless, having no mouth; speechless

Ancestry of “నోరులేని”, step by step

నోరులేని 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 నోరు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguనోరుmouth
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cil- →Every word from Telugu లే →Every word from Telugu లేదు →