Where does “బీరపువ్వు” come from?
బీరపువ్వు (Telugu) comes from Telugu పువ్వు, from Dravidian *pū.
బీరపువ్వు (Telugu): the flower of sharp-angled cucumber
Definitions
- the flower of sharp-angled cucumber
Ancestry of “బీరపువ్వు”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | పువ్వు | flower; cataract |
| 2 | Dravidian | *pū | — |