Where does “పనిచేయు” come from?

పనిచేయు (Telugu) comes from Telugu చేయు, from Proto-Dravidian *key — to do.

పనిచేయు (Telugu): to be useful

Definitions

  1. to be useful

Ancestry of “పనిచేయు”, step by step

పనిచేయు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu చేయు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguచేయుTo do, perform; Placed after a noun referring to...
2Proto-Dravidian*keyto do

via Telugu పని

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపనిwork; business, employment
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *key →Every word from Telugu చేయు →