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Where does “పటాలము” come from?

పటాలము (Telugu) comes from English battalion, from French bataillon, from Italian battaglione, from Italian battaglia, from Late Latin battualia, from Latin battuo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

పటాలము (Telugu): A regiment of soldiers

Definitions

  1. A regiment of soldiers

Ancestry of “పటాలము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbattalionAn army unit having two or more companies, etc....
2Frenchbataillonbattalion
3Italianbattaglionebattalion
4Italianbattagliabattle, fight; third-person singular present...
5Late Latinbattualiamilitary exercises
6LatinbattuoI beat, hit, pound, beat up; I fight; I bang
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
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