Where does “పదునైదు” come from?

పదునైదు (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఐదు, from Proto-Dravidian *caymtu.

పదునైదు (Telugu): fifteen

Definitions

  1. fifteen

Ancestry of “పదునైదు”, step by step

పదునైదు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ఐదు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఐదు5; five
2Proto-Dravidian*caymtu—

via Telugu పది

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపది10; ten
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *caymtu →Every word from Telugu ఐదు →