Where does “పోరాడు” come from?

పోరాడు (Telugu) comes from Telugu పోరు, from Proto-Dravidian pōr — fight, battle.

పోరాడు (Telugu): to fight

Definitions

  1. to fight

Ancestry of “పోరాడు”, step by step

పోరాడు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu పోరు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguపోరుTo fight, struggle, quarrel; A fight, combat,...
2Proto-Dravidianpōrfight, battle

via Telugu ఆడు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఆడుto play; to speak, say; female

Words derived from “పోరాడు

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