Where does “బాదంకాయ” come from?

బాదంకాయ (Telugu) comes from Telugu బాదం, from Classical Persian بادام, from Middle Persian wʾtʾm, from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādám.

బాదంకాయ (Telugu): almond fruit

Definitions

  1. almond fruit

Ancestry of “బాదంకాయ”, step by step

బాదంకాయ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu బాదం

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguబాదంalmond produced by the tree of Prunus amygdalus
2Classical Persianبادام—
3Middle Persianwʾtʾm—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianvātādám—

via Telugu కాయ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకాయunripe fruit; Anything round, as the head
2Proto-Dravidiankāyfruit
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādám →Every word from Middle Persian wʾtʾm →Every word from Classical Persian بادام →