Where does “బెండకాయ” come from?

బెండకాయ (Telugu) comes from Telugu బండ, from Hindi भिंडी, from Sanskrit भिण्डा — okra.

బెండకాయ (Telugu): ladyfinger - okra

Definitions

  1. ladyfinger - okra

Ancestry of “బెండకాయ”, step by step

బెండకాయ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu బండ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguబండA rock, a block or slab of stone; A short pounder...
2Hindiभिंडीokra
3Sanskritभिण्डाokra

via Telugu కాయ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకాయunripe fruit; Anything round, as the head
2Proto-Dravidiankāyfruit
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